The district was created in 1972 by merging the former districts Alsfeld and Lauterbach.
Geography[]
The main feature of the district is the Vogelsberg, an extinct volcano, last active 7 million years ago.
Coat of arms[]
The lion in the bottom half is the lion of Hesse. The lilies in the upper part show the flowers of the martagon lily (German Türkenbund, Lilium martagon), a rare plant which grows in some protected areas of the district. The flowers were taken from the coat of arms of the Lauterbach district.
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