Goppingen
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Wurttemberg
Adm. region	Stuttgart
Capital	Goppingen
Government
? District admin.	Edgar Wolff ( FW )
Area
? Total	642.35 km 2 (248.01 sq mi)
Population   (31 December 2022) [1]
? Total	261,857
? Density	410/km 2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 ( CET )
? Summer ( DST )	UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Vehicle registration	GP
Website	www .landkreis-goeppingen .de

Goppingen is a Landkreis (district) in the middle of Baden-Wurttemberg , Germany . Neighboring districts are Rems-Murr , Ostalbkreis , Heidenheim , Alb-Donau , Reutlingen and Esslingen .

History [ edit ]

In 1817, Wurttemberg was divided into four kreise (districts), the southeastern one of which was named Donaukreis. The four kreise were in turn divided into oberamter. In Donaukreis, the most northern of the oberamter were Goppingen and to its east Geislingen. In 1938, the four kreise were abolished, and being was merged with Goppingen. During the communal reform of 1973 the district was not changed much, with only a few municipalities from the districts Schwabisch Gmund and Ulm were added.

The district is sometimes called Stauferkreis because the Staufen family had their roots in the area. However, when the family had no more heirs, it became part of Wurttemberg in the 14th century.

Partnerships [ edit ]

In 1990 a partnership with the district Lobau (now merged into the district of Gorlitz ) in Saxony was started, to help to build the administration according to western German standards. The municipality Boll already had a partnership with Herrnhut in Lobau before. After the districts started their partnership, several other municipalities of the two districts started partnership as well.

Geography [ edit ]

The district is located in the northern foothills of the Swabian Jura ( Schwabische Alb ). It is crossed by the Fils, a tributary of the Neckar .

Coat of arms [ edit ]

The lion is the symbol of the Staufen family, which had its roots in the district. The deer antler above is the symbol of Wurttemberg and symbolizes the change of ownership after the Staufer family died out.

Cities and municipalities [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Goppingen .

• Official website (German)

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