ESSLINGEN (DISTRICT)

'Esslingen' is a district (''Kreis'') in the centre of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rems-Murr, Göppingen, Reutlingen, Böblingen and the district-free city Stuttgart.

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History

Geography

Coat of arms

Cities and towns

External link

History

The district dates back to the ''Oberamt Esslingen'', which was created when the previously free imperial city Esslingen became part of Württemberg in 1803. After several changes over the next century it was converted into a district in 1938, and was enlarged by adding several municipalities from the neighboring ''Amtsoberamt Stuttgart'', and the ''Oberamt Schorndorf'', ''Kirchheim unter Teck'' and ''Göppingen''.
In 1973 the district was merged with the district Nürtingen (without Grafenberg (Baden-Württemberg)). In 1975 two municipalities from the district Böblingen were added to give the district today's borders.

Geography

The district is cut into two halves by the river Neckar. The west part is part of the ''Filder'' plain, while the east is part of the mountains of the Swabian Alb (''Schwäbische Alb'').

Coat of arms

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show the imperial eagle taken from the coat of arms of the city Esslingen. The checkered diamonds in the bottom are the symbol of the Dukes of Teck, and the horn on the breast of the eagle is the symbol of the Counts of Urach. Both symbols were taken from the coat of arms of the district Nürtingen, as the two families played a mayor role in the history of the area.

Cities and towns

Cities	Administrative districts	Towns
#Aichtal#Esslingen am Neckar#Filderstadt#Kirchheim (Teck)#Leinfelden-Echterdingen#Neuffen#Nürtingen#Ostfildern#Owen#Plochingen#Weilheim an der Teck#Wendlingen#Wernau	#Kirchheim#Lenningen#Neckartenzlingen#Neuffen#Nürtingen#Plochingen#Reichenbach (Fils)#Weilheim (Teck)#Wendlingen (Neckar)	#Aichwald#Altbach#Altdorf#Altenriet#Baltmannsweiler#Bempflingen#Beuren#Bissingen (Teck)#Deizisau#Denkendorf#Dettingen (Teck)#Erkenbrechtsweiler#Frickenhausen#Großbettlingen#Hochdorf#Holzmaden	Kohlberg Köngen Lenningen Lichtenwald Neckartailfingen Neckartenzlingen Neidlingen Neuhausen auf den Fildern Notzingen Oberboihingen Ohmden Reichenbach an der Fils Schlaitdorf Unterensingen Wolfschlugen

External link

★ Official website (German)