Göppingen (destrict)

Göppingen is a Kreis (destrict) in the middle o Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighborin destricts are Rems-Murr, Ostalbkreis, Heidenheim, Alb-Donau, Reutlingen an Esslingen.

 History 
The destrict wis creatit in 1938 bi mergin the twa Oberämter Geislingen an Göppingen. Durin the communal reform o 1973 the destrict wis no chyngit hintle, anerlie a few municipalities frae the destricts Schwäbisch Gmünd an Ulm wur addit.

The destrict is sometimes cried Stauferkreis, acause the Staufen faimily haed their ruits in this aurie. Housomeivver when that faimily haed nae heir onymair the land became pairt o Württemberg in the 14t century.

 Pairtnerships 
In 1990 a pairtnership wi the destrict Löbau (nou merged intae Löbau-Zittau) in the Free State o Saxony wis stairtit, tae help tae build the admeenistration accordin tae wastren German staundarts. The municipality Boll awready haed a pairtnership wi Herrnhut in Löbau afore. Efter the destricts stairtit their pairtnership, several ither municipalities o the twa destricts stairtit pairtnership as well.

 Geography 
The destrict is locatit in the northren fuithills o the Swabie Jura (Schwäbische Alb). It is crossed bi the Fils, a tributary o the Neckar.

 Coat o airms 
The lion is the seembol o the Staufen faimily, which haed its ruits in the destrict. The deer antler abuin is the seembol o Württemberg an seembolizes the chynge o awnership efter the Staufer faimily dee'd oot.

 Ceeties an municipalities 
CeetiesAdmeenistrative districtsMunicipalities Donzdorf
 Ebersbach an der Fils
 Eislingen
 Geislingen an der Steige
 Göppingen
 Lauterstein
 Süßen
 Uhingen
 Wiesensteig Deggingen
 Ebersbach
 Eislingen-Ottenbach-Salach
 Geislingen
 Göppingen
 Mittleres Fils-Lautertal
 Oberes Filstal
 Östlicher Schurwald
 Raum Bad Boll
 Uhingen
 Voralb Adelberg
 Aichelberg
 Albershausen
 Bad Ditzenbach
 Bad Überkingen
 Birenbach
 Böhmenkirch
 Börtlingen
 Boll
 Deggingen
 Drackenstein
 Dürnau
 Eschenbach, Göppingen
 Gammelshausen
 Gingen an der Fils
 Gruibingen<li>Hattenhofen
<li>Heiningen
<li>Hohenstadt
<li>Kuchen
<li>Mühlhausen im Täle
<li>Ottenbach
<li>Rechberghausen
<li>Salach
<li>Schlat
<li>Schlierbach, Göppingen
<li>Wäschenbeuren
<li>Wangen, Göppingen
<li>Zell unter Aichelberg

 References 

 Freemit airtins 

 Offeecial wabsteid (German)


Category:Stuttgart (region)
Category:Destricts o Baden-Württemberg