Darmstadt-Dieburg
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| Darmstadt-Dieburg | |
 Map of Hesse highlighting the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg |
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| State | Hesse |
| Adm. region | Darmstadt |
| District seat | Darmstadt |
| Area | 658.51 km² |
| Population | 289,273 (2002) |
| Pop. density | 439 /km² |
| Licence plate code | DA |
| Web page | http://www.ladadi.de |
Darmstadt-Dieburg is a Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Offenbach, Aschaffenburg, Miltenberg, Odenwaldkreis, Bergstraße, Groß-Gerau, and the district-free city of Darmstadt, which it surrounds.
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[edit] History
The county was created in 1975 by merging the previous counties of Darmstadt and Dieburg. In 1964 the district was twinned with the district of North East Derbyshire, England, in 1990 with the county Zwickauer Land in Saxony, Germany, and in 1995 with the Mladá Boleslav region in the Czech Republic.
[edit] Geography
The county is located in the Odenwald mountains. Most famous in the county is the Messel Pit, where many fossils in the oil shale of a Tertiary lake were found. The site is listed in the UNESCO world heritage list since 1995.
[edit] Coat of arms
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The coat of arms show a lion in the top part, taken from the coat of arms of the counts of Katzenelnbogen. The lion holds a wheel, the symbol of state of Mainz. Both owned big parts of the districts area in the past. The 23 stars in the bottom represent the municipalities of the county. |
[edit] Towns and municipalities
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