Freudenstadt (district)

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Freudenstadt
District

Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Karlsruhe
Capital	Freudenstadt
Area
• Total	870.68 km² (336.17 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2012)^[1]
• Total	115,055
• Density	130/km² (340/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	FDS
Website	http://www.landkreis-freudenstadt.de

Freudenstadt is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rastatt, Calw, Tübingen, Zollernalbkreis, Rottweil and the Ortenaukreis.

History

The district was created in 1938 as the successor of the Oberamt Freudenstadt which dates back to 1806. In 1973 it was merged with the majority of the neighboring district Horb, and some small parts of the districts Wolfach and Hechingen.

Geography

The district is located in the middle part of the Black Forest mountains. The river Neckar flows through the southeast of the district.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays a capercaillie, which once was quite common in the area. The colors yellow and black are chosen as they are the colors of Württemberg.

Towns and municipalities

Cities	Towns
Alpirsbach Dornstetten Freudenstadt Horb am Neckar	Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach Baiersbronn Empfingen Eutingen im Gäu Glatten Grömbach Loßburg Pfalzgrafenweiler Schopfloch Seewald Waldachtal Wörnersberg
Administrative districts
Dornstetten Freudenstadt Horb Loßburg Pfalzgrafenweiler

References

↑ [Statistisches Bundesamt – Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012 (XLS-Datei; 4,0 MB) (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012"]. Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 12 November 2013.

External links

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Official website (German, English, French)

v t e Regions, and urban and rural districts in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany

Regions	Freiburg Karlsruhe Stuttgart Tübingen

Urban districts	Baden-Baden Freiburg Heidelberg Heilbronn Karlsruhe Mannheim Pforzheim Stuttgart Ulm

Rural districts	Alb-Donau Biberach Bodensee Böblingen Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Calw Emmendingen Enz Esslingen Freudenstadt Göppingen Heidenheim Heilbronn Hohenlohe Karlsruhe Konstanz Lörrach Ludwigsburg Main-Tauber Neckar-Odenwald Ortenau Ostalbkreis Rastatt Ravensburg Rems-Murr Reutlingen Rhein-Neckar Rottweil Schwarzwald-Baar Schwäbisch Hall Sigmaringen Tübingen Tuttlingen Waldshut Zollernalb

Coordinates: 48°30′N 8°25′E / 48.5°N 8.42°E / 48.5; 8.42

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