Göppingen (destrict)

Göppingen is a Kreis (destrict) in the middle o Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighborin destricts are Rems-Murr, Ostalbkreis, Heidenheim, Alb-Donau, Reutlingen an Esslingen.

Göppingen
Coat of airms o Göppingen
Coat airms
Kintra Germany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Adm. regionStuttgart
CaipitalGöppingen
Area
 • Total642.35 km2 (248.01 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total259,046
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGP
Websitehttp://www.landkreis-goeppingen.de

History

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The destrict wis creatit in 1938 bi mergin the twa Oberämter Geislingen an Göppingen. Durin the communal reform o 1973 the destrict wis no chyngit hintle, anerlie a few municipalities frae the destricts Schwäbisch Gmünd an Ulm wur addit.

The destrict is sometimes cried Stauferkreis, acause the Staufen faimily haed their ruits in this aurie. Housomeivver when that faimily haed nae heir onymair the land became pairt o Württemberg in the 14t century.

Pairtnerships

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In 1990 a pairtnership wi the destrict Löbau (nou merged intae Löbau-Zittau) in the Free State o Saxony wis stairtit, tae help tae build the admeenistration accordin tae wastren German staundarts. The municipality Boll awready haed a pairtnership wi Herrnhut in Löbau afore. Efter the destricts stairtit their pairtnership, several ither municipalities o the twa destricts stairtit pairtnership as well.

Geography

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The destrict is locatit in the northren fuithills o the Swabie Jura (Schwäbische Alb). It is crossed bi the Fils, a tributary o the Neckar.

Coat o airms

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The lion is the seembol o the Staufen faimily, which haed its ruits in the destrict. The deer antler abuin is the seembol o Württemberg an seembolizes the chynge o awnership efter the Staufer faimily dee'd oot.

Ceeties an municipalities

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Ceeties Admeenistrative districts Municipalities
  1. Donzdorf
  2. Ebersbach an der Fils
  3. Eislingen
  4. Geislingen an der Steige
  5. Göppingen
  6. Lauterstein
  7. Süßen
  8. Uhingen
  9. Wiesensteig
  1. Deggingen
  2. Ebersbach
  3. Eislingen-Ottenbach-Salach
  4. Geislingen
  5. Göppingen
  6. Mittleres Fils-Lautertal
  7. Oberes Filstal
  8. Östlicher Schurwald
  9. Raum Bad Boll
  10. Uhingen
  11. Voralb
  1. Adelberg
  2. Aichelberg
  3. Albershausen
  4. Bad Ditzenbach
  5. Bad Überkingen
  6. Birenbach
  7. Böhmenkirch
  8. Börtlingen
  9. Boll
  10. Deggingen
  11. Drackenstein
  12. Dürnau
  13. Eschenbach, Göppingen
  14. Gammelshausen
  15. Gingen an der Fils
  16. Gruibingen
  1. Hattenhofen
  2. Heiningen
  3. Hohenstadt
  4. Kuchen
  5. Mühlhausen im Täle
  6. Ottenbach
  7. Rechberghausen
  8. Salach
  9. Schlat
  10. Schlierbach, Göppingen
  11. Wäschenbeuren
  12. Wangen, Göppingen
  13. Zell unter Aichelberg

References

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  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population bi naitionality an sex as o 31 December 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. Juin 2022.

Freemit airtins

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Coordinates: 48°42′N 9°39′E / 48.7°N 9.65°E / 48.7; 9.65