Böblingen (district)

Böblingen
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Stuttgart
Capital	Böblingen
Government
• District admin.	Roland Bernhard
Area
• Total	617.83 km2 (238.55 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)[1]
• Total	398,528
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	BB, LEO
Website	www.lrabb.de

Böblingen is a Landkreis (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Calw, Enz, Ludwigsburg, (district) Stuttgart, and the districts Esslingen, Reutlingen and Tübingen.

History

The district was created in 1937 as the successor of the Oberamt Böblingen, which dates back to the Duchy of Württemberg, from the late 15th to the early 19th centuries. In 1973 the majority of the district Leonberg, as well as a few municipalities of the district Calw, were added to the district. A few municipalities were reassigned to the district Ludwigsburg.

Geography

A part of the district is located in the Black Forest, other landscapes covered are the Oberes Gäu and the Schönbuch. The highest elevation is the 626 m high Kühlenberg in the municipality Jettingen; the lowest point, at 315 m, is in the valley of the Glems at the northern boundary of the district.

Coat of arms

The deer antler in the top of the coat of arms is the symbol of Württemberg. Below is a banner (gonfanon) which is the symbol of the Counts of Tübingen.

Towns and municipalities

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Böblingen.

• Official website (in German)

48°42′N 9°01′E / 48.7°N 9.01°E / 48.7; 9.01

This page was last edited on 23 March 2024, at 17:34