Hohenlohekreis

The Hohenlohekreis is a district (Kreis) in the north of Baden-Wrttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Neckar-Odenwald, Main-Tauber, Schwbisch Hall and Heilbronn. Knzelsau is the administration centre of the district.

Industry & Companies

History

The district was created in 1973 by merging the previous districts hringen and Knzelsau.

Geography

The two main rivers of the districts are the Kocher and Jagst, both affluents to the Neckar. The highest elevation of the district with 523 m is the Mhlberg near Waldenburg.

Partnerships

Since 1990 the district has a partnership with the County Limerick in the Republic of Ireland. In the same year it also started a friendship with the district Groenhain (now Riesa-Groenhain) in Saxony, helping to build the administration according to West German standards.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms |The coat of arms in its top part shows two lions, which is the symbol of the family of Hohenlohe, who ruled most of the area. The wheel in bottom is the symbol of the clerical state of Mainz, which also had some possessions around Krautheim.

Towns and municipalities

width=33% align=left|Verwaltungsgemeinschaften width=33% align=left|Municipalities
  1. Forchtenberg
  2. Ingelfingen
  3. Krautheim
  4. Knzelsau
  5. Neuenstein
  6. Niedernhall
  7. hringen
  8. Waldenburg
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  1. Hohenloher Ebene
  2. Krautheim
  3. Knzelsau
  4. Kochertal
  5. hringen
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  1. Bretzfeld
  2. Drzbach
  3. Kupferzell
  4. Mulfingen
  5. Pfedelbach
  6. Schntal
  7. Weibach
  8. Zweiflingen

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