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{{Infobox German district
|name=Hersfeld-Rotenburg
|state=Hesse
|image_flag=Hissflagge des Landkreises Hersfeld-Rotenburg.svg
|image_coa=DEU Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg COA.svg
|capital=[[Bad Hersfeld]]
|regierungsbezirk=[[Kassel (region)|Kassel]]
|area=1,097.08
|Kreisschlüssel    = 06632
| district_admin    = Torsten Warnecke
| admin_party       = SPD
|carsign=HEF, ROF
|url=http://www.hef-rof.de
|map={{Germany district OSM map |parent_subdivision = Q1199}}
}}
'''Hersfeld-Rotenburg''' is a ''Kreis'' ([[Districts of Germany|district]]) in the east of [[Hesse]], [[Germany]]. Neighboring districts are [[Werra-Meißner]], [[Wartburgkreis]], [[Fulda (district)|Fulda]], [[Vogelsbergkreis]], [[Schwalm-Eder]].

==History==
In 1821, districts were created in Hesse, including the districts Hersfeld and Rotenburg, which stayed nearly unchanged (except a short period after the revolution of 1848, when they were dissolved) through the annexion of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) by [[Prussia]] and the creation of the Hesse state. In 1972 both districts were merged into one.

==Geography==
The district contains the hilly landscape of ''Waldhessen'', the mountains are of the ''Knüllgebirge'', ''Stölzinger Gebirge'', ''Richelsdorfer Gebirge'' and the ''Kuppenrhön'', part of the [[Rhön]] mountains.

== Transport ==
[[Bundesautobahn 7]] and [[Bundesautobahn 4]] pass through the district as well as Bundesstraße 27. The [[Frankfurt–Göttingen railway]], a major rail corridor passes through the district with major train stations in [[Bad Hersfeld station|Bad Hersfeld]] and [[Bebra station|Bebra]] with regional service to nearby cities.

== Coat of arms ==
The coat of arms is a combination of the two coat of arms of the precursor districts. The cross in the left half is taken from the old arms of the Hersfeld abbey; the [[tilia|linden]] branch is taken from the city arms of Rotenburg.

==Towns and municipalities==
{{Imagemap Germany district HEF|Gemeinden in HEF.svg|300px{{!}}thumb{{!}}Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district}}
{|
! width=33% align=left|Towns
! width=33% align=left|Municipalities
! width=33% align=left|
|- valign=top
||
# [[Bad Hersfeld]]
# [[Bebra]]
# [[Heringen]]
# [[Rotenburg an der Fulda]]
||
# [[Alheim]]
# [[Breitenbach am Herzberg]]
# [[Cornberg]]
# [[Friedewald, Hesse|Friedewald]]
# [[Hauneck]]
# [[Haunetal]]
# [[Hohenroda]]
# [[Kirchheim, Hesse|Kirchheim]]
||
<ol start=9>
<li> [[Ludwigsau]]
<li> [[Nentershausen, Hesse|Nentershausen]]
<li> [[Neuenstein, Hesse|Neuenstein]]
<li> [[Niederaula]]
<li> [[Philippsthal (Werra)]]
<li> [[Ronshausen]]
<li> [[Schenklengsfeld]]
<li> [[Wildeck]]
</ol>
|}

==Twin towns==
*{{Flagicon|Poland}} [[Działdowo]], [[Poland]]
*{{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Hyvinkää]], [[Finland]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg}}
*[http://www.hef-rof.de Official website] {{in lang|de}}
*[http://www.waldhessen.de/ Touristic website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228162730/http://www.waldhessen.de/ |date=2008-02-28 }} {{in lang|de}}

{{Germany districts hesse}}

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[[Category:Hersfeld-Rotenburg| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Hesse]]
[[Category:Kassel (region)]]