Ludwigsburg
District
Flag of Ludwigsburg
Flag
Coat of arms of Ludwigsburg
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Adm. regionStuttgart
CapitalLudwigsburg
Area
 • Total687.17 km2 (265.32 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total544,679
 • Density790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationLB and VAI
Websitewww.landkreis-ludwigsburg.de

Landkreis Ludwigsburg is a Landkreis (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Heilbronn, Rems-Murr-Kreis, the district-free city Stuttgart, and the districts Böblingen and Enz-Kreis.

History

The district dates back to the Oberamt Ludwigsburg, which was created by the dukedom Württemberg in the beginning of the 19th century. After several small changes during the century, it was converted into a district in 1938. Several municipalities of the dissolved Oberämter Besigheim, Marbach and Waiblingen were added to the newly formed district.

As a result of the communal reform of 1973, the district gained about half of the dissolved district Vaihingen, and some few municipalities from the districts Backnang and Leonberg.

Geography

The main river in the district is the Neckar, which divides the district into a big western part and a smaller eastern part.

Partnerships

Starting in 1990 the district has a partnership with the district Chemnitzer Land (now part of the district of Zwickau) in Saxony. Even older is the partnership with the region Upper Galilee in Israel. Since 1992 the district has a partnership with the Hungarian Komitat Pest, however the official signing of the partnership contract took place in 2002. A friendship exists with the city Yichang in the province Hubei, China.

Coat of arms

The imperial eagle in the coat of arms is taken from the arms of the city Markgröningen, which was an imperial city. It was later adopted by the city Ludwigsburg as well. The deer antler above the eagle is the symbol of Württemberg.

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipal federations Municipalities
  1. Asperg
  2. Besigheim
  3. Bietigheim-Bissingen
  4. Bönnigheim
  5. Ditzingen
  6. Freiberg am Neckar
  7. Gerlingen
  8. Großbottwar
  9. Korntal-Münchingen
  10. Kornwestheim
  11. Ludwigsburg
  12. Marbach am Neckar
  13. Markgröningen
  14. Oberriexingen
  15. Remseck
  16. Sachsenheim
  17. Steinheim an der Murr
  18. Tamm
  19. Vaihingen (Enz)
  1. Besigheim
  2. Bietigheim-Bissingen
  3. Bönnigheim
  4. Freiberg
  5. Marbach am Neckar
  6. Steinheim-Murr
  7. Vaihingen
  1. Affalterbach
  2. Benningen
  3. Eberdingen
  4. Erdmannhausen
  5. Erligheim
  6. Freudental
  7. Gemmrigheim
  8. Hemmingen
  9. Hessigheim
  10. Ingersheim
  11. Kirchheim am Neckar
  12. Löchgau
  13. Möglingen
  14. Mundelsheim
  15. Murr
  16. Oberstenfeld
  17. Pleidelsheim
  18. Schwieberdingen
  19. Sersheim
  20. Walheim

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
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