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
100px|Coat o airmsThe imperial eagle in the coat o airms is taken frae the airms o the ceety Markgröningen, which wis an imperial ceety. It wis later adoptit bi the ceety o Ludwigsburg as well. The deer antler abuin the eagle is the seembol o Württemberg.

Touns an municipalities
TounsMunicipal federationsMunicipalitiesAsperg
Besigheim
Bietigheim-Bissingen
Bönnigheim
Ditzingen
Freiberg am Neckar
Gerlingen
Großbottwar
Korntal-Münchingen
Kornwestheim
Ludwigsburg
Marbach am Neckar
Markgröningen
Oberriexingen
Remseck
Sachsenheim
Steinheim an der Murr
Vaihingen (Enz)Besigheim
Bietigheim-Bissingen
Bönnigheim
Freiberg
Marbach am Neckar
Steinheim-Murr
VaihingenAffalterbach
Benningen
Eberdingen
Erdmannhausen
Erligheim
Freudental
Gemmrigheim
Hemmingen
Hessigheim
Ingersheim
Kirchheim am Neckar
Löchgau
Möglingen
Mundelsheim
Murr
Oberstenfeld
Pleidelsheim
Schwieberdingen
Sersheim
Tamm
Walheim

References

Freemit airtins

Offeecial wabsteid 

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