Werra-Meissner District

Werra-Meißner District is a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Göttingen, Eichsfeld, Unstrut-Hainich, Wartburg, district-free Eisenach, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Schwalm-Eder, Kassel.

History
The district was created in 1974 by merging the two districts of Eschwege and Witzenhausen, which had both existed with only slight modifications since 1821.

Geography
The main river in the district is the Werra. The Hohe Meißner at 754 m is the highest elevation of the Meißner mountains, a big basalt massif, the other geographical feature which gave the district its name. The Hohe Meißner was also home to US military forces up to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Soldiers of the Special Forces guarded the eavesdropping post on the hilltop.

See also: Wanfried agreement.