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| State: | Baden-Württemberg |
| Adm. Region: | Stuttgart |
| Region: | Stuttgart |
| Capital: | Göppingen |
| Area: | 642 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 258,464 (2001) |
| pop. density: | 403 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | GP |
| Homepage: | http://www.landkreis-goeppingen.de | Map |
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Göppingen is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rems-Murr, Ostalbkreis, Heidenheim, Alb-Donau, Reutlingen and Esslingen.
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| History |
The district was created in 1938 by merging the two Oberämter Geislingen and Göppingen. During the communal reform of 1973 the district was not changed much, only a few municipalities from the districts Schwäbisch Gmünd and Ulm were added.
The district is also sometimes called Stauferkreis, because the Staufer[?] family had their roots in this area. However when that family had no heir anymore the land became part of Württemberg in the 14th century.
| Partnerships |
In 1990 a partnership with the district Löbau in Saxony (now merged into Löbau-Zittau[?]) was started, to help to built the administration according to wester german standard. The municipality Boll already had a partnership with Herrnhut in Löbau before, after the districts started their partnership several other municipalities of the two districts started partnership as well.
| Geography |
The district is located at the border of the Swabian Alb (Schwäbische Alb). The biggest river is the Fils, a tributary of the Neckar.
| Coat of arms |
 | The lion is the symbol of the Staufer family, who had their roots in the district. The deer antler above it is the symbol of Württemberg and symbolizes the change of ownership after the Staufer family died out. |
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| External links |
- Official website (http://www.landkreis-goeppingen.de) (German)