Tübingen is a district in the middle of Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Böblingen

Böblingen (district)

Böblingen is a district in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Calw, Enz, Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, and the districts Esslingen and Tübingen.- History :...

, Reutlingen

Reutlingen (district)

Reutlingen , nicknamed "Das Tor zur Schwäbischen-Alb" , is a district in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany....

, Zollernalbkreis

Zollernalbkreis

The Zollernalbkreis is a district in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The district is located in the Swabian Alb, and contains the second highest elevation of this mountains, the 1011 meter high Oberhohenberg...

 and Freudenstadt

Freudenstadt (district)

Freudenstadt is a district in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rastatt, Calw, Tübingen, Zollernalbkreis, Rottweil and the Ortenaukreis.-History:...

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History

The district dates back to the Oberamt Tübingen in the state of Württemberg

Württemberg

Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....

. In 1811 the Oberamt Rottenburg was created, and both were converted into districts in 1934. In 1938 most of the district Rottenburg as well as a few municipalities from the district Herrenberg and Reutlingen were added to the district Tübingen. In 1974 it was enlarged again when some municipalities from the dissolved district Horb were added.

Geography

The main river in the district is the Neckar

Neckar

The Neckar is a long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, but also a short section through Hesse, in Germany. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the River Rhine...

. The landscapes covered by the district are called Oberer Gäu and Schönbuch

Schönbuch

The Schönbuch is an almost completely wooded area south west of Stuttgart and part of the Southern German Escarpment Landscape . In 1972 the centre zone of the Schönbuch became the first natural park in Baden-Württemberg...

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Coat of arms

The coat of arms show the banner (gonfalon) of the Counts of Tübingen. In contrast to the coat of arms of the city Tübingen, it is depicted on a spear. The red-and-white colors are chosen to represent the County Hohenberg, which belonged to Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... .

Towns and municipalities

Town Town A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while... s	Municipalities
Mössingen Mössingen Mössingen is a town in the district of Tübingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated north of the Swabian Alb, about 13 km south of Tübingen.... Rottenburg am Neckar Rottenburg am Neckar Rottenburg am Neckar is a medium-sized town in the administrative district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It rests about 50 km southwest of the provincial capital Stuttgart and about 12 km southwest of the district town Tübingen... Tübingen Tübingen Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...	Ammerbuch Ammerbuch Ammerbuch is a municipality in the district of Tübingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 7 km northwest of Tübingen.See Also: Entringen... Bodelshausen Bodelshausen Bodelshausen is a municipality in the district of Tübingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.- Geographical Area :Bodelshausen is situated southern of the Rammert forest near the town of Hechingen.- Neighboring municipalities and towns :... Dettenhausen Dettenhausen Dettenhausen is a municipality in the district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.Dettenhausen is a village in the administrative district of Tübingen, in the Schönbuch Nature Park. It is located 11 km north of Tübingen, and about 25 km south of Stuttgart, the capital of... Dußlingen Dußlingen Dußlingen is a municipality in the district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The village was named for the first time in the records as 'villa Tuzzilinga' in the year 888. By 1135 it was called Tuzzelingen, in 1216 it was called Tusselingen. The name itself comes from the personal name... Gomaringen Gomaringen Gomaringen is a municipality located about 10 km south of Tübingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.-Geographical Position:Gomaringen is located in the valley of the stream Wiesaz, a tributary of the Steinlach, which in turn flows into the Neckar.... Hirrlingen Hirrlingen Hirlingen is a municipality in the district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Kirchentellinsfurt Kirchentellinsfurt Kirchentellinsfurt is a municipality in the district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany, about 7 km east of the city of Tübingen and 7 km northwest of Reutlingen. Many of the older residents of Ann Arbor, Michigan came from this section of Germany and settled in this midwestern... Kilchberg Kilchberg (Tübingen) Kilchberg is a village within the administrative district of Tübingen. Kilchberg is located 2.6 miles south west of the city center, and is situated along the south bank of the Neckar River in Baden-Württemberg, Germany... Kusterdingen Kusterdingen Kusterdingen is a municipality in southern Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg, approximately 30 km south of Stuttgart, in the district of Tübingen.-Geography:... Nehren Neustetten Neustetten Neustetten is a municipality in the district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany... Ofterdingen Ofterdingen Ofterdingen is a municipality in the district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Starzach Starzach Starzach is a municipality in the district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
Steinlach-Wiesaz Mössingen Rottenburg

External links

• Official website (German)