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Statistics
State: Baden-W�rttemberg
Adm. Region: Stuttgart
Region: Stuttgart
Capital: G�ppingen
Area: 642 km²
Inhabitants: 258,464 (2001)
pop. density: 403 inh./km²
Car identification: GP
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G�ppingen is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Baden-W�rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rems-Murr, Ostalbkreis, Heidenheim, Alb-Donau, Reutlingen and Esslingen.

History

The district was created in 1938 by merging the two Ober�mter Geislingen and G�ppingen. During the communal reform of 1973 the district was not changed much, only a few municipalities from the districts Schw�bisch Gm�nd and Ulm were added.

The district is sometimes called Stauferkreis, because the Staufen family had their roots in this area. However when that family had no heir anymore the land became part of W�rttemberg in the 14th century.

Partnerships

In 1990 a partnership with the district L�bau in Saxony (now merged into L�bau-Zittau) was started, to help to built the administration according to wester german standard. The municipality Boll already had a partnership with Herrnhut in L�bau before, after the districts started their partnership several other municipalities of the two districts started partnership as well.

Geography

The district is located in the northern foothills of the Swabian Alb (Schw�bische Alb). It is crossed by the Fils, a tributary of the Neckar.

Coat of arms

The lion is the symbol of the Staufen family, which had its roots in the district. The deer antler above is the symbol of W�rttemberg and symbolizes the change of ownership after the Staufer family died out.

Towns and municipalities

DonzdorfEbersbach (Fils)Eislingen (Fils)Geislingen (Steige)

G�ppingen

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften

  1. Deggingen
  2. Ebersbach
  3. Eislingen-Ottenbach-Salach
  4. Geislingen
  5. G�ppingen
  6. Mittleres Fils-Lautertal
  7. Oberes Filstal
  8. �stlicher Schurwald
  9. Raum Bad Boll
  10. Uhingen
  11. Voralb

Municipalities

  1. Adelberg

  2. Aichelberg

  3. Albershausen

  4. Bad Ditzenbach

  5. Bad �berkingen

  6. Birenbach

  7. B�hmenkirch

  8. B�rtlichen

  9. Boll

  10. Deggingen

  11. Drackenstein

  12. D�rnau

  13. Eschenbach

  14. Gammelshausen

  15. Gingen an der Fils

  16. Gruibingen

  17. Hattenhofen

  18. Heinigen

  19. Hohenstadt

  20. Kuchen

  21. M�hlhausen im T�le

  22. Ottenbach

  23. Rechberghausen

  24. Salach

  25. Schlat

  26. Schlierbach

  27. W�schenbeuren

  28. Wangen bei G�ppingen

  29. Zell unter Aichelberg