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.

Ludwigsburg
Destrict
Kintra	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Stuttgart
Caipital	Ludwigsburg
Area
• Total	687.17 km2 (265.32 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2018)
• 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

History

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.

Geography

The main river in the destricts is the Neckar, which divides the destrict intae a big wastren pairt an a smawer eastren pairt.

Pairtnerships

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 aims

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 municipalities

Touns	Municipal federations	Municipalities
Asperg Besigheim Bietigheim-Bissingen Bönnigheim Ditzingen Freiberg am Neckar Gerlingen Großbottwar Korntal-Münchingen Kornwestheim Ludwigsburg Marbach am Neckar Markgröningen Oberriexingen Remseck Sachsenheim Steinheim an der Murr Vaihingen (Enz)	Besigheim Bietigheim-Bissingen Bönnigheim Freiberg Marbach am Neckar Steinheim-Murr Vaihingen	Affalterbach Benningen Eberdingen Erdmannhausen Erligheim Freudental Gemmrigheim Hemmingen Hessigheim Ingersheim Kirchheim am Neckar Löchgau Möglingen Mundelsheim Murr Oberstenfeld Pleidelsheim Schwieberdingen Sersheim Tamm Walheim

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial wabsteid (in German)