Böblingen (district)

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 and Tübingen.

Böblingen
District
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Adm. regionStuttgart
CapitalBöblingen
Area
 • Total617.83 km2 (238.55 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2019)[1]
 • Total392,807
 • Density640/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationBB, LEO
Websitehttp://www.landkreis-boeblingen.de

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 with 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
Towns and municipalities in Landkreis Böblingen
Towns Municipalities
  1. Böblingen
  2. Herrenberg
  3. Holzgerlingen
  4. Leonberg
  5. Renningen
  6. Rutesheim
  7. Sindelfingen
  8. Waldenbuch
  9. Weil der Stadt
  1. Aidlingen
  2. Altdorf bei Böblingen
  3. Bondorf
  4. Deckenpfronn
  5. Ehningen
  6. Gärtringen
  7. Gäufelden
  8. Grafenau
  9. Hildrizhausen
  10. Jettingen
  11. Magstadt
  12. Mötzingen
  13. Nufringen
  14. Schönaich
  15. Steinenbronn
  16. Weil im Schönbuch
  17. Weissach
Administrative districts
  1. Aidlingen/Grafenau
  2. Gärtringen/Ehningen
  3. Herrenberg
  4. Holzgerlingen
  5. Oberes Gäu
  6. Waldenbuch-Steinenbronn

References
  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.

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