Reutlingen (district)

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Reutlingen
District

Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Tübingen
Capital	Reutlingen
Area
• Total	1,094.14 km² (422.45 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2012)^[1]
• Total	274,691
• Density	250/km² (650/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	RT
Website	http://www.kreis-reutlingen.de

Reutlingen , nicknamed "Das Tor zur Schwäbischen-Alb" ("The Swabian Alb Gate"), is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The former free imperial city (until 1802) reached the limit of 100,000 residents in 1989. It is the ninth biggest city of Baden-Württemberg. The neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Esslingen, Göppingen, Alb-Donau, Ostalbkreis, Biberach, Sigmaringen, Zollernalbkreis and Tübingen.

History

The district dates back to the Oberamt Reutlingen, which was created in 1803 when the previously free imperial city Reutlingen became part of Württemberg. In 1934 it was converted into the district, in 1938 the district Urach was dissolved and split between the districts Reutlingen and Münsingen. In 1973 the district Münsingen was dissolved, and most part was merged into the district Reutlingen. A few municipalities from the districts Tübingen, Saulgau, Sigmaringen and Nürtingen were also added.

Geography

The district is located in the Swabian Alb (Schwäbische Alb). In the south it almost touches the river Danube.

Partnerships

The district had a friendship with the Czech district Chrudim. In 2002 the Czech districts were reformed and the region Pardubice became the successor of the district Chrudim.

The district also has a friendship with the Italian Province of Parma, as well as the district Sächsische Schweiz in the Free State of Saxony.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is the coat of arms of the Counts of Achalm, who ruled the largest part of the district until the 11th century. Even though these counts never used arms by themselves, the Zwiefalten Abbey appointed them these arms.

Cities and towns

Towns	Administrative collectivities	Municipalities
Bad Urach Hayingen Metzingen Münsingen Pfullingen Reutlingen Trochtelfingen	Engstingen Metzingen Münsingen Pliezhausen Bad Urach Zwiefalten-Hayingen	Dettingen an der Erms Engstingen Eningen Gomadingen Grabenstetten Grafenberg Hohenstein Hülben Lichtenstein Mehrstetten	Pfronstetten Pliezhausen Riederich Römerstein Sonnenbühl St. Johann Walddorfhäslach Wannweil Zwiefalten

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)

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 9°13′E / 48.5°N 9.21°E / 48.5; 9.21

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