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Boeblingen (district)
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| State: | Baden-W�rttemberg |
| Adm. Region: | Stuttgart |
| Region: | Stuttgart |
| Capital: | B�blingen[?] |
| Area: | 617.86 km� |
| Inhabitants: | 369,068 (2002) |
| pop. density: | 597 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | BB |
| Homepage: | http://www.landkreis-boeblingen.de |
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B�blingen is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-W�rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Calw, Enzkreis, Ludwigsburg, district-free Stuttgart, and the districts Esslingen and T�bingen.
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History The district was created in 1938 as the successor of the Oberamt B�blingen, which dates back to the duchy of W�rttemberg. In 1973 the majority of the district Leonberg as well as a few municipalities of the district Calw were added to the district, and a few municipalities moved to the district Ludwigsburg.
Geography A part of the district is located in the Black Forest, other landscapes covered are the Oberes G�u and the Sch�nbuch. The highest elevation is the 626 m high K�hlenberg in the municipality Jettingen; the lowest point with 315 m is in the valley of the Glems at the northern boundary of the district.
| The deer antler in the top of the coat of arms is the symbol of W�rttemberg. Below is a banner (gonfanon) which is the symbol of the Counts of T�bingen. |
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- Official website (http://www.landkreis-boeblingen.de) (German)
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