Main-Kinzig-Kreis

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Main-Kinzig-Kreis
District
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Coat of arms
Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Country Germany
State Hesse
Adm. region Darmstadt
Capital Gelnhausen
Government
 • District admin.Thorsten Stolz (SPD)
Area
 • Total1,397.57 km2 (539.60 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022) [1]
 • Total430,838
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration MKK, GN, SLÜ, HU
Website www.mkk.de

Main-Kinzig-Kreis is a Kreis (district) in the east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Wetteraukreis, Vogelsbergkreis, Fulda, Bad Kissingen, Main-Spessart, Aschaffenburg, Offenbach and the district-free cities of Offenbach and Frankfurt.

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History

The district was created in 1974 by merging the former districts of Hanau, Schlüchtern, Gelnhausen and the former urban district of Hanau. It is basically the former territory of the county of Hesse-Hanau.

Geography

The district is named after the two primary rivers: the Main flows along the south-west corner of the district. The Kinzig, a tributary of the Main, flows through the district.

According to the Institut Géographique National from 1 January 2007 until July 2013 the geographic centre of the European Union was located on a wheat field outside of Gelnhausen.

Economy

In 2017 (latest data available) the GDP per inhabitant was €34,185. This places the district 15th out of 26 districts (rural and urban) in Hesse (overall average: €45,107). [2]

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Municipalities in MKK.svgSchöneckRodenbachNeubergRonneburg
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
TownsMunicipalities
  1. Bad Orb
  2. Bad Soden-Salmünster
  3. Bruchköbel
  4. Erlensee
  5. Gelnhausen
  6. Hanau
  7. Langenselbold
  8. Maintal
  9. Nidderau
  10. Schlüchtern
  11. Steinau an der Straße
  12. Wächtersbach
  1. Biebergemünd
  2. Birstein
  3. Brachttal
  4. Flörsbachtal
  5. Freigericht
  6. Großkrotzenburg
  7. Gründau
  8. Hammersbach
  9. Hasselroth
  1. Jossgrund
  2. Linsengericht
  3. Neuberg
  4. Niederdorfelden
  5. Rodenbach
  6. Ronneburg
  7. Schöneck
  8. Sinntal

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is a combination of the coat of arms of the previous districts which were merged in 1974. The swan in top comes from the defunct Hanau district, and is the old crest of the Counts of Hanau. The eagle in the left is taken from the town of Gelnhausen. The bars in the right are taken from the coat of arms of the Lords of Hutten, who owned the area around Bad Soden and Salmünster, formerly part of the defunct Schlüchtern district.

Partnerships

The oldest partnership was inherited from the previous district Hanau, and was formed in 1972 with the Croatian municipality of Kutina – however it took till the 20th anniversary in 1992 that this partnership was officially signed. In 1986 the district parliament decided to start a developing project with the Diriamba region in Nicaragua.

Since 1990 the district has a partnership with the Thuringian district Gotha. Also in 1990 first contacts with the Russian Rayon Istra were started, which resulted in an official partnership in 1992. In 1993 the partnership with the Hungarian Komárom-Esztergom County was signed, with the first contacts also dating back to 1990.

A friendship was signed in 1997 with the Russian city Troitsk, together with the partnership of the city Wächtersbach with Troitsk. In 2000 a treaty of friendship was signed with the Italian province Belluno, as well as a partnership with the Israeli city Ramat Gan.

Main-Kinzig-Kreis is twinned with:

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gelnhausen</span> Town in Hesse, Germany

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kinzig (Main)</span> Right tributary of the Main in Hesse, Germany

The Kinzig is a river, 87 kilometres long, in southern Hesse, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Main. Its source is in the Spessart hills at Sterbfritz, near Schlüchtern. The Kinzig flows into the Main in Hanau. The Main-Kinzig-Kreis (district) was named after the river. The towns along the Kinzig are Schlüchtern, Steinau an der Straße, Bad Soden-Salmünster, Gelnhausen, and Hanau. The Kinzig is first recorded in 815 A.D. as Chinzicha.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bad Soden-Salmünster</span> Town in Hesse, Germany

Bad Soden-Salmünster is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Kinzig, between Fulda and Hanau. It has a population of around 13,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maintal</span> Town in Hesse, Germany

Maintal is the second largest town of the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Main, between Frankfurt am Main and Hanau.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Schlüchtern</span> Town in Hesse, Germany

Schlüchtern is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hessen, Germany. It is located on the river Kinzig, approximately 30 km southwest of Fulda. Schlüchtern has a population close to 16,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Freigericht</span> Municipality in Hesse, Germany

Freigericht is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 15 km east of Hanau, close to the Frankfurt Rhein-Main region at the foothills of the Spessart, directly at the Hesse-Bavaria border. More than 40% of the area is forested.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steinau an der Straße</span> Town in Hesse, Germany

Steinau an der Straße is a town of around 10,000 inhabitants in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Kinzig, 32 kilometres (20 mi) southwest of Fulda. The name Steinau refers to stones in the river; an der Straße, meaning on the road, refers to the historic trade route Via Regia from Leipzig to Frankfurt on which it was located. Steinau is best known for the Brothers Grimm who spent part of their childhood here.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flieden</span> Municipality in Hesse, Germany

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flörsbachtal</span> Municipality in Hesse, Germany

Flörsbachtal is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It has a population close to 2,400. Flösbachtal contains both the oldest parish and the youngest settlement established in the Spessart hills. Located within the municipal territory is the Hermannskoppe, the highest elevation in the Hessian part of the Spessart and the Wiesbüttmoor, a rare hanging bog.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Großkrotzenburg</span> Municipality in Hesse, Germany

Großkrotzenburg is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of around 7,500.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frankfurt–Göttingen railway</span> Railway line in Germany

The Frankfurt–Göttingen railway is a continuously double track and electrified main line in Hesse and southern Lower Saxony, Germany. The line was initially built from Bebra towards Fulda by the Kurhessen State Railway. After the Prussian annexation of the Electorate of Hesse as a result of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, it was completed to Frankfurt as the Frankfurt-Bebra Railway. The line was later extended from Bebra to Göttingen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hanau (electoral district)</span> Federal electoral district of Germany

Hanau is an electoral constituency represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 180. It is located in southern Hesse, comprising the western part of Main-Kinzig-Kreis, including the city of Hanau.

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
  2. ↑ "VGR der Länder, Kreisergebnisse für Deutschland - Bruttoinlandsprodukt, Bruttowertschöpfung in den kreisfreien Städten und Landkreisen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2000 bis 2017 (German)". Statistische Ämter der Länder und des Bundes. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ramat Gan Sister Cities". Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2008.

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