Freudenstadt (district)
From The Right Wiki
(Redirected from Freudenstadt district)
You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Deutsch. (June 2020) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Freudenstadt | |
|---|---|
|
Coat of arms of Freudenstadt Coat of arms | |
 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Adm. region | Karlsruhe |
| Capital | Freudenstadt |
| Government | |
| • District admin. | Klaus Michael Rückert (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 870.68 km2 (336.17 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 121,164 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | FDS |
| Website | www |
Freudenstadt is a Landkreis (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rastatt, Calw, Tübingen, Zollernalbkreis, Rottweil and the Ortenaukreis.
History
The district was created in 1938 as the successor of the Oberamt Freudenstadt which dated back to 1806. In 1973 it was merged with the majority of the neighboring district of Horb, and some small parts of the districts of Wolfach and Hechingen.
Geography
The district is located in the middle part of the Black Forest mountains. The river Neckar flows through the southeast of the district.
Coat of arms
| Coat of arms | The coat of arms displays a capercaillie, which once was quite common in the area. The colors yellow and black are chosen as they are the colors of Württemberg. |
Towns and municipalities
Error: Image is invalid or non-existent.
| Cities | Towns |
|---|---|
| Administrative districts | |
|
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Freudenstadt.
- Official website (German, English, French)
Categories:
- CS1 maint: unrecognized language
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- Pages with no translate target
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Pages using infobox settlement with no coordinates
- Districts of Baden-Württemberg
- Commons category link is locally defined
- Coordinates not on Wikidata
- Freudenstadt (district)
- Karlsruhe (region)
- Pages using the Kartographer extension