Gppingen (District)

Gppingen is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Baden-Wrttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rems-Murr, Ostalbkreis, Heidenheim, Alb-Donau, Reutlingen and Esslingen.

History

The district was created in 1938 by merging the two Obermter Geislingen and Gppingen. During the communal reform of 1973 the district was not changed much, only a few municipalities from the districts Schwbisch Gmnd 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 Wrttemberg in the 14th century.

Partnerships

In 1990 a partnership with the district Lbau in Saxony (now merged into Lbau-Zittau) was started, to help to built the administration according to wester German standard. The municipality Boll already had a partnership with Herrnhut in Lbau 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 (Schwbische Alb). It is crossed by the Fils, a tributary of the Neckar.

Coat of arms

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 Wrttemberg and symbolizes the change of ownership after the Staufer family died out.

Towns and municipalities

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  1. Donzdorf
  2. Ebersbach (Fils)
  3. Eislingen (Fils)
  4. Geislingen (Steige)
  5. Gppingen
  6. Lauterstein
  7. Sen
  8. Uhingen
  9. Wiesensteig
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  1. Deggingen
  2. Ebersbach
  3. Eislingen-Ottenbach-Salach
  4. Geislingen
  5. Gppingen
  6. Mittleres Fils-Lautertal
  7. Oberes Filstal
  8. stlicher Schurwald
  9. Raum Bad Boll
  10. Uhingen
  11. Voralb
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  1. Adelberg
  2. Aichelberg
  3. Albershausen
  4. Bad Ditzenbach
  5. Bad berkingen
  6. Birenbach
  7. Bhmenkirch
  8. Brtlichen
  9. Boll
  10. Deggingen
  11. Drackenstein
  12. Drnau
  13. Eschenbach
  14. Gammelshausen
  15. Gingen an der Fils
  16. Gruibingen
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  1. Hattenhofen
  2. Heinigen
  3. Hohenstadt
  4. Kuchen
  5. Mhlhausen im Tle
  6. Ottenbach
  7. Rechberghausen
  8. Salach
  9. Schlat
  10. Schlierbach
  11. Wschenbeuren
  12. Wangen bei Gppingen
  13. Zell unter Aichelberg

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