- Göppingen (district)
Infobox German district
name=Göppingen
state=Baden-Württemberg
capital=Göppingen
regierungsbezirk=Stuttgart
region=Stuttgart
area=642.35
population=258,464
population_as_of=2002
density=403
carsign=GP
url=http://www.landkreis-goeppingen.de
Göppingen is a Kreis (
district ) in the middle ofBaden-Württemberg ,Germany . Neighboring districts areRems-Murr ,Ostalbkreis , Heidenheim, Alb-Donau, Reutlingen and Esslingen.History
The district was created in
1938 by merging the two "Oberämter" Geislingen and Göppingen. During the communal reform of1973 the district was not changed much, only a few municipalities from the districts Schwäbisch Gmünd 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
Württemberg in the14th century .Partnerships
In
1990 a partnership with the district Löbau (now merged intoLöbau-Zittau ) in theFree State of Saxony was started, to help to build the administration according to western German standards. The municipality Boll already had a partnership with Herrnhut in Löbau 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 Jura ("Schwäbische Alb"). It is crossed by the Fils, a tributary of theNeckar .Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
External links
* [http://www.landkreis-goeppingen.de Official website] (German)
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