Ludwigsburg (destrict)
Ludwigsburg is a destrict (Kreis) in the middle o Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neehbourin destricts are (frae north clockwise) Heilbronn, Rems-Murr, the destrict-free ceety Stuttgart, an the destricts Böblingen an Enz.
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State | Baden-Württemberg |
Adm. region | Stuttgart |
Caipital | Ludwigsburg |
Area | |
• Total | 687.17 km2 (265.32 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2018)[1] | |
• Total | 543,984 |
• Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | LB |
Website | http://www.landkreis-ludwigsburg.de |
HistoryEedit
The destrict dates back tae the Oberamt Ludwigsburg, which wis creatit bi the dukedom Württemberg in the beginnin o the 19t century. Efter several sma chynges durin the century, it wis convertit intae a destrict in 1938. Several municipalities o the dissolvit Oberämter Besigheim, Marbach an Waiblingen wur addit tae the newly formit destrict.
Durin the communal reform o 1973 the destrict gained aboot hauf o the dissolvit destrict Vaihingen, an some few municipalities frae the destricts Backnang an Leonberg.
GeographyEedit
The main river in the destricts is the Neckar, which divides the destrict intae a big wastren pairt an a smawer eastren pairt.
PairtnershipsEedit
Stairtin in 1990 the destrict haes a pairtnership wi the destrict Chemnitzer Land in the Free State o Saxony. Even aulder is the pairtnership wi the region Upper Galilee in Israel. Syne 1992 the destrict haes a pairtnershop wi the Hungarian Komitat Pest, housomeivver the offeecial signin o the pairtnership contract did tak place in 2002. A friendship exists wi the ceety Yichang in the province o Hubei, Cheenae.
Coat o aimsEedit
The imperial eagle in the coat o airms is taken frae the airms o the ceety Markgröningen, which wis an imperial ceety. It wis later adoptit bi the ceety o Ludwigsburg as well. The deer antler abuin the eagle is the seembol o Württemberg. |
Touns an municipalitiesEedit
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ReferencesEedit
- ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2018". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). Julie 2019.
Freemit airtinsEedit
Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Landkreis Ludwigsburg. |
- Offeecial wabsteid (in German)