Ludwigsburg (destrict)

Ludwigsburg is a destrict (Kreis) in the middle o Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neehbourin destricts are (frae north clockwise) Heilbronn, Rems-Murr, the destrict-free ceety Stuttgart, an the destricts Böblingen an Enz. History The destrict dates back tae the Oberamt Ludwigsburg, which wis creatit bi the dukedom Württemberg in the beginnin o the 19t century. Efter several sma chynges durin the century, it wis convertit intae a destrict in 1938. Several municipalities o the dissolvit Oberämter Besigheim, Marbach an Waiblingen wur addit tae the newly formit destrict. Durin the communal reform o 1973 the destrict gained aboot hauf o the dissolvit destrict Vaihingen, an some few municipalities frae the destricts Backnang an Leonberg. Geography The main river in the destricts is the Neckar, which divides the destrict intae a big wastren pairt an a smawer eastren pairt. Pairtnerships Stairtin in 1990 the destrict haes a pairtnership wi the destrict Chemnitzer Land in the Free State o Saxony. Even aulder is the pairtnership wi the region Upper Galilee in Israel. Syne 1992 the destrict haes a pairtnershop wi the Hungarian Komitat Pest, housomeivver the offeecial signin o the pairtnership contract did tak place in 2002. A friendship exists wi the ceety Yichang in the province o Hubei, Cheenae. Coat o aims Touns an municipalities References Freemit airtins Offeecial wabsteid (in German)