Esslingen (district)

Esslingen
—  District  —
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Stuttgart
Capital	Esslingen am Neckar
Area
– Total	641.57 km2 (247.7 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
– Total	514,830
– Density	802.5/km2 (2,078.3/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	ES
Website	http://www.landkreis-esslingen.de

Esslingen is a district (Kreis) in the centre of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rems-Murr, Göppingen, Reutlingen, Böblingen and the district-free city Stuttgart.

History

The district dates back to the Oberamt Esslingen, which was created when the previously free imperial city Esslingen became part of Württemberg in 1803. After several changes over the next century, it was converted into a district in 1938. Additionally, it was enlarged by adding several municipalities from the neighboring Amtsoberamt Stuttgart, Oberamt Schorndorf, Kirchheim unter Teck and Göppingen.

In 1973, the district was merged with the district Nürtingen (without Grafenberg). In 1975, two municipalities from the district Böblingen were added to give the district today's borders.

Geography

The district is cut into two halves by the river Neckar. The west part is part of the Filder plain, while the east is part of the mountains of the Swabian Alb (Schwäbische Alb).

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the imperial eagle taken from the coat of arms of the city of Esslingen. The checkered diamonds in the bottom are the symbol of the Dukes of Teck, and the horn on the breast of the eagle is the symbol of the Counts of Urach. Both symbols were taken from the coat of arms of the district of Nürtingen, as the two families played a major role in the history of the area.

Cities and towns

Cities	Administrative districts	Towns
Aichtal Esslingen am Neckar Filderstadt Kirchheim unter Teck Leinfelden-Echterdingen Neuffen Nürtingen Ostfildern Owen Plochingen Weilheim an der Teck Wendlingen Wernau	Kirchheim Lenningen Neckartenzlingen Neuffen Nürtingen Plochingen Reichenbach (Fils) Weilheim (Teck) Wendlingen (Neckar)	Aichwald Altbach Altdorf Altenriet Baltmannsweiler Bempflingen Beuren Bissingen an der Teck Deizisau Denkendorf Dettingen unter Teck Erkenbrechtsweiler Frickenhausen Großbettlingen Hochdorf Holzmaden	Kohlberg Köngen Lenningen Lichtenwald Neckartailfingen Neckartenzlingen Neidlingen Neuhausen auf den Fildern Notzingen Oberboihingen Ohmden Reichenbach an der Fils Schlaitdorf Unterensingen Wolfschlugen

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 

External links

• Official website (German)
• City Portal (German)

Coordinates: 48°41′N 9°19′E / 48.69°N 9.32°E / 48.69; 9.32