Fulda (district)
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| State: | Hesse | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital: | Wiesbaden
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| Area:||1,380.39 km²
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| Inhabitants:||218,597 (2002)
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| pop. density:||158 inh./km²
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| Car identification:||FD
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| Homepage:||http://www.landkreis-fulda.de
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HistoryThe district was created in 1821, when the duchy of Fulda became a province of Hesse, and was split into four districts. In 1866 the north of Hesse became a part of Prussia, including the Gersfeld area which previously belonged to Bavaria. In 1927 the city of Fulda left the district to become a district-free city, and in 1932 the remaining district was merged with the district of Gersfeld. 1972 the previously small municipalities were merged into 23 bigger ones, and in 1974 the city of Fulda lost its status as district-free city and joined the district again. In 1975 the Hünfeld district was added to the district.GeographyThe district is located in the Rhön and Vogelsberg mountains. The main river of the district is the Fulda.Coat of arms
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