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| State: | Baden-W?ttemberg |
| Adm. Region: | Stuttgart |
| Region: | Stuttgart |
| Capital: | G?pingen |
| Area: | 642 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 258,464 (2001) |
| pop. density: | 403 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | GP |
| Homepage: | http://www.landkreis-goeppingen.de | Map |
G?pingen is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Baden-W?ttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rems-Murr, Ostalbkreis, Heidenheim, Alb-Donau, Reutlingen and Esslingen.
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2 Partnerships 3 Geography 4 Coat of arms 5 Towns and municipalities 6 External links |
History
The district was created in 1938 by merging the two Ober?ter Geislingen and G?pingen. During the communal reform of 1973 the district was not changed much, only a few municipalities from the districts Schw?isch Gm?d and Ulm were added.
The district is sometimes called Stauferkreis, because the Staufen family had their roots in this area. However when that family had no heir anymore the land became part of W?ttemberg in the 14th century.
Partnerships
In 1990 a partnership with the district L?au in Saxony (now merged into L?au-Zittau) was started, to help to built the administration according to wester german standard. The municipality Boll already had a partnership with Herrnhut in L?au before, after the districts started their partnership several other municipalities of the two districts started partnership as well.
Geography
The district is located in the northern foothills of the Swabian Alb (Schw?ische Alb). It is crossed by the Fils, a tributary of the Neckar.
| The lion is the symbol of the Staufen family, which had its roots in the district. The deer antler above is the symbol of W?ttemberg and symbolizes the change of ownership after the Staufer family died out. |
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