Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

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This article is about the German district Rhein-Neckar-Kreis. See also the greater Rhine Neckar area in Germany.
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Map of Baden-Württemberg highlighting the district Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
State Baden-Württemberg
County seat Heidelberg
Adm. region Karlsruhe
Region Rhein-Neckar-Odenwald
Area 1061.71 km²
Population 528,962 (2002)
pop. density 394 inh./km²
Car identification HD
Web page http://www.rhein-neckar-kreis.de

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis is a district (Kreis) in the north-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Bergstraße, Odenwaldkreis, Neckar-Odenwald, Heilbronn, Karlsruhe, district-free Speyer, the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, and district-free Mannheim and Heidelberg.

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[edit] History

The district was created in 1973 by merging the previous districts Heidelberg, Mannheim and a big part of Sinsheim.

[edit] Geography

It's named after the two main rivers which flow through the district, Rhine and Neckar. The highest elevation is the Stiefelhöhe near Heiligkreuzsteinach with 583 m in the Odenwald mountains, the lowest elevation with 92 m is near Ilvesheim in the Neckar valley.

[edit] Government

The district is governed by a district assembly (Kreistag) and a district executive (Landrat). The elligable voters of the district elect the Kreistag every 5 years. This body then in turn elects the Landrat every 8 years. The Landrat is the legal representative of the district as well as the speaker of the Kreistag and its committees. The Landrat manages the office of the Landrat (Landratsamt) and is the chief official of the district. The duties of the Landrat include the preparation of the district assembly meetings and its committees. The Landrat calls the meetings, acts as speaker, and carries out the decisions made. In the Kreistag, the Landrat has no vote. The Landrat has a second, called the first district official (Erste Landesbeamte).

Landrat of the district Heidelberg 1945-1972:

  • 1945 - 1946: Hermann Specht (provisional)
  • 1946 - 1947: Erich Reimann
  • 1947 - 1954: Herbert Klotz
  • 1954 - 1972: Georg Steinbrenner

Landrat of the district Mannheim 1945-1972:

  • 1945: Richard Freudenberg (appointed)
  • 1945 - 1946: Karl Geppert (appointed)
  • 1946: Dr. Valentin Gaa (appointed)
  • 1946 - 1948: Ernst Becherer
  • 1948 - 1970: Dr. Valentin Gaa
  • 1970 - 1972: Albert Neckenauer

Landrat of the district Sinsheim 1945-1972:

  • 1945 - 1946: Roman Großmann (appointed)
  • 1946: Gottlob Barth und Dr. Kurt von Kirchenheim (both appointed)
  • 1946: Wolfgang Rutschke (appointed to oversee businesses)
  • 1946 - 1947: Hermann Lindner (appointed)
  • 1947 - 1948: Dr. Johann Gutermann
  • 1948: Dr. Ludwig Bernheim
  • 1948 - 1949: Georg Steinbrenner (appointed to oversee businesses)
  • 1949 - 1950: Dr. Walther Reidel (appointed)
  • 1950 - 1972: Dr. Paul Herrmann

Landrat of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis since 1973:

  • 1973 Georg Steinbrenner, Amtsverweser
  • 1973 - 1986: Albert Neckenauer
  • 1986 to present: Dr. Jürgen Schütz

[edit] Coat of arms

Coat of arms

The wavy line in the left of the coat of arms represent the two rivers Rhine and Neckar. The lion in the right side is the symbol of Palatinate, as the area belonged to that area historically.

[edit] Cities and towns

Cities Towns
  1. Eberbach (Baden)
  2. Eppelheim
  3. Hemsbach
  4. Hockenheim
  5. Ladenburg
  6. Leimen (Baden)
  7. Neckarbischofsheim
  8. Neckargemünd
  9. Rauenberg
  10. Schönau (Odenwald)
  11. Schriesheim
  12. Schwetzingen
  13. Sinsheim
  14. Waibstadt
  15. Walldorf
  16. Weinheim
  17. Wiesloch
  1. Altlußheim
  2. Angelbachtal
  3. Bammental
  4. Brühl (Baden)
  5. Dielheim
  6. Dossenheim
  7. Edingen-Neckarhausen
  8. Epfenbach
  9. Eschelbronn
  10. Gaiberg
  11. Heddesbach
  12. Heddesheim
  13. Heiligkreuzsteinach
  14. Helmstadt-Bargen
  15. Hirschberg (Rhein-Neckar)
  16. Ilvesheim
  17. Ketsch
  18. Laudenbach (Rhein-Neckar)
  19. Lobbach
  1. Malsch
  2. Mauer
  3. Meckesheim
  4. Mühlhausen (Kraichgau)
  5. Neidenstein
  6. Neulußheim
  7. Nußloch
  8. Oftersheim
  9. Plankstadt
  10. Reichartshausen
  11. Reilingen
  12. Sandhausen
  13. St. Leon-Rot
  14. Schönbrunn (Baden)
  15. Spechbach
  16. Wiesenbach (Rhein-Neckar)
  17. Wilhelmsfeld
  18. Zuzenhausen

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