Rems-Murr

Statistics

State:	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. Region:	Stuttgart
Region:	Stuttgart
Capital:	Waiblingen
Area:	858.03 km²
Inhabitants:	414,297 (2002)
pop. density:	483 inh./km²
Car identification:	WN
Homepage:	http://www.rems-murr-kreis.de
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Rems-Murr is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Heilbronn, Schwäbisch Hall, Ostalbkreis, Göppingen, Esslingen, the district-free city Stuttgart and the district Ludwigsburg.

Table of contents

1 History
2 Geography
3 Coat of arms
4 Towns and municipalities
5 External links

History

The district was created in 1973, when the district Waiblingen was merged with most of the district Backnang and few municipalities from the district Schwäbisch Gmünd.

Geography

The district is located in the Swabian-Franconian mountains (Schwäbisch-Fränkischen Bergland). The two rivers Rems and Murr gave the district its name.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a deer antler in the middle, the symbol of the former state of Württemberg. The two wavy lines above and below symbolize the two rivers Rems and Murr, which also gave the district its name.

Towns and municipalities

Cities	Verwaltungsgemeinschaften	Municipalities
Backnang Fellbach Murrhardt Schorndorf Waiblingen Weinstadt Welzheim Winnenden	Backnang Plüderhausen-Urbach Schorndorf Sulzbach Welzheim Winnenden	Alfdorf Allmersbach im Tal Althütte Aspach Auenwald Berglen Burgstetten Großerlach Kaisersbach Kernen (Remstal) Kirchberg (Murr) Korb	Leutenbach Oppenweiler Plüderhausen Remshalden Rudersberg Schwaikheim Spiegelberg Sulzbach (Murr) Urbach Weissach im Tal Winterbach

External links

Official website (German)

Districts and district-free towns in Baden-Württemberg