Freudenstadt District

Freudenstadt District
Freudenstadt District
	District
	Coat of arms of Freudenstadt District Coat of arms
	Coat of arms of Freudenstadt District Coat of arms
	File:Baden-Württemberg FDS.svg
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Karlsruhe
Capital	Freudenstadt
Area
• Total	870.68 km2 (336.17 sq mi)

Freudenstadt District is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rastatt, Calw, Tübingen, Zollernalb, Rottweil and the Ortenau.

History[]

The district was created in 1938 as the successor of the Oberamt Freudenstadt which dates back to 1806. In 1973 it was merged with the majority of the neighboring district Horb, and some small parts of the districts 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[]

Cities	Towns
Alpirsbach Dornstetten Freudenstadt Horb am Neckar	Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach Baiersbronn Empfingen Eutingen im Gäu Glatten Grömbach Loßburg Pfalzgrafenweiler Schopfloch Seewald Waldachtal Wörnersberg
Administrative districts
Dornstetten Freudenstadt Horb Loßburg Pfalzgrafenweiler

References[]

^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf.

External links[]

Official website (German, English, French)

Coordinates: 48°30′N 8°25′E / 48.5, 8.42

[1] "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf.