Böblingen (district)

Böblingen
—  District  —
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Stuttgart
Capital	Böblingen
Area
– Total	617.86 km2 (238.6 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
– Total	371,396
– Density	601.1/km2 (1,556.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	BB
Website	http://www.landkreis-boeblingen.de

Böblingen is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Calw, Enz, Ludwigsburg, (district) Stuttgart, and the districts Esslingen and Tübingen.

History

The district was created in 1938 as the successor of the Oberamt Böblingen, which dates back to the duchy of Württemberg. In 1973 the majority of the district Leonberg as well as a few municipalities of the district Calw were added to the district, and a few municipalities moved to the district Ludwigsburg.

Geography

A part of the district is located in the Black Forest, other landscapes covered are the Oberes Gäu and the Schönbuch. The highest elevation is the 626 m high Kühlenberg in the municipality Jettingen; the lowest point with 315 m is in the valley of the Glems at the northern boundary of the district.

Coat of arms

The deer antler in the top of the coat of arms is the symbol of Württemberg. Below is a banner (gonfanon) which is the symbol of the Counts of Tübingen.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Böblingen Herrenberg Holzgerlingen Leonberg Renningen Rutesheim Sindelfingen Waldenbuch Weil der Stadt	Aidlingen Altdorf bei Böblingen Bondorf Deckenpfronn Ehningen Gärtringen Gäufelden Grafenau Hildrizhausen Jettingen Magstadt Mötzingen Nufringen Schönaich Steinenbronn Weil im Schönbuch Weissach
Administrative districts
Aidlingen/Grafenau Gärtringen/Ehningen Herrenberg Holzgerlingen Oberes Gäu Waldenbuch-Steinenbronn

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 

External links

• Official website (German)

Coordinates: 48°42′N 9°01′E / 48.7°N 9.01°E / 48.7; 9.01