Rems-Murr is a
''Landkreis'' (district) in the middle of
Baden-Württemberg,
Germany
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. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise)
Heilbronn,
Schwäbisch Hall,
Ostalbkreis,
Göppingen,
Esslingen, the district-free city
Stuttgart and the district
Ludwigsburg.
History
The district was created in 1973 when Waiblingen was merged with most of the district Backnang and a few municipalities from the district Schwäbisch Gmünd.
Geography
The largest part of the district is located in the
Swabian-Franconian Forest (''Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald''), of which the
Mainhardt Forest forms a part. 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 blue lines above and below symbolize the two rivers
Murr (in the north) and
Rems (in the south) after which the district was named.
Twinning
Rems-Murr-Kreis is
twinned
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* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
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,
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, (since 1991)
Cities and towns
References
External links
Official website(German)
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Stuttgart (region)
Districts of Baden-Württemberg