Esslingen (destrict)

Esslingen is a destrict (Kreis) in the centre o Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neebourin destricts are (frae north clockwise) Rems-Murr-Kreis, Göppingen, Reutlingen, Böblingen an the destrict-free ceety Stuttgart.

Esslingen
Destrict
Kintra	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Stuttgart
Caipital	Esslingen am Neckar
Area
• Total	641.57 km2 (247.71 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)
• Total	533,388
• Density	830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	ES
Website	http://www.landkreis-esslingen.de

History

The destrict dates back to the Oberamt Esslingen, which was created when the previously free imperial city Esslingen became part of Württemberg in 1803. After several changes over the next century, it was converted into a destrict in 1938. Additionally, it was enlarged by adding several municipalities from the neighboring Amtsoberamt Stuttgart, Oberamt Schorndorf, Kirchheim unter Teck and Göppingen.

In 1973, the destrict was merged with the destrict Nürtingen (without Grafenberg). In 1975, two municipalities from the destrict Böblingen were added to give the destrict today's borders.

Geography

The destrict is cut intae twa halves bi the river Neckar. The wast pairt is pairt o the Filder plain, while the east is pairt o the muntains o the Swabie Alb (Schwäbische Alb).

Coat o airms

The coat o airms shows the imperial eagle taken frae the coat o airms o the ceety o Esslingen. The checkered diamonds in the bottom are the seembol o the Dukes o Teck, an the horn on the breast o the eagle is the seembol o the Coonts o Urach. Baith seembols wur taken frae the coat o airms o the destrict of Nürtingen, as the twa families played a major role in the history o the aurie.

Ceeties an touns

Ceeties	Admeenistrative destricts	Touns
Aichtal Esslingen am Neckar Filderstadt Kirchheim unter Teck Leinfelden-Echterdingen Neuffen Nürtingen Ostfildern Owen Plochingen Weilheim an der Teck Wendlingen Wernau	Kirchheim Lenningen Neckartenzlingen Neuffen Nürtingen Plochingen Reichenbach (Fils) Weilheim (Teck) Wendlingen (Neckar)	Aichwald Altbach Altdorf Altenriet Baltmannsweiler Bempflingen Beuren Bissingen an der Teck Deizisau Denkendorf Dettingen unter Teck Erkenbrechtsweiler Frickenhausen Großbettlingen Hochdorf Holzmaden	Kohlberg Köngen Lenningen Lichtenwald Neckartailfingen Neckartenzlingen Neidlingen Neuhausen auf den Fildern Notzingen Oberboihingen Ohmden Reichenbach an der Fils Schlaitdorf Unterensingen Wolfschlugen

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