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Ludwigsburg (district)
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| State: | Baden-Württemberg |
| Adm. Region: | Stuttgart |
| Region: | Stuttgart |
| Capital: | Ludwigsburg[?] |
| Area: | 687.17 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 506,267 (2002) |
| pop. density: | 735 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | LB |
| Homepage: | http://www.landkreis-ludwigsburg.de | Map |
Ludwigsburg is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Heilbronn, Rems-Murr, the district-free city Stuttgart, and the districts Böblingen and Enzkreis.
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History The district dates back to the Oberamt Ludwigsburg, which was created by the dukedom Württemberg in the beginning of the 19th century. After several small changes during the century, it was converted into a district in 1938. Several municipalities of the dissolved Oberämter Besigheim, Marbach und Waiblingen were added to the newly formed district.
During the communal reform of 1973 the district gained about half of the dissolved district Vaihingen, and some few municipalities from the districts Backnang and Leonberg.
Geography The main river in the districts is the Neckar, which divides the district into a big western part and a smaller eastern part.
| The imperial eagle in the coat of arms is taken from the arms of the city Markgröningen, which was an imperial city. It was later adopted by the city Ludwigsburg as well. The deer antler above the eagle is the symbol of Württemberg. |
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- Official website (http://www.landkreis-ludwigsburg.de) (German)
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