Destrict Göppingen

Neighborin destricts are Rems-Murr, Ostalbkreis, Heidenheim, Alb-Donau, Reutlingen an Esslingen.

Göppingen
Destrict
Coat airms
Kintra	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Stuttgart
Caipital	Göppingen
Area
• Total	642.35 km2 (248.01 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)
• Total	259,046
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	GP
Website	http://www.landkreis-goeppingen.de

The destrict wis creatit in 1938 bi mergin the twa Oberämter Geislingen an Göppingen. Durin the communal reform o 1973 the destrict wis no chyngit hintle, anerlie a few municipalities frae the destricts Schwäbisch Gmünd an Ulm wur addit.

The destrict is sometimes cried Stauferkreis, acause the Staufen faimily haed their ruits in this aurie. Housomeivver when that faimily haed nae heir onymair the land became pairt o Württemberg in the 14t century.

In 1990 a pairtnership wi the destrict Löbau (nou merged intae Löbau-Zittau) in the Free State o Saxony wis stairtit, tae help tae build the admeenistration accordin tae wastren German staundarts. The municipality Boll awready haed a pairtnership wi Herrnhut in Löbau afore. Efter the destricts stairtit their pairtnership, several ither municipalities o the twa destricts stairtit pairtnership as well.

The destrict is locatit in the northren fuithills o the Swabie Jura (Schwäbische Alb). It is crossed bi the Fils, a tributary o the Neckar.

The lion is the seembol o the Staufen faimily, which haed its ruits in the destrict. The deer antler abuin is the seembol o Württemberg an seembolizes the chynge o awnership efter the Staufer faimily dee'd oot.