Rems-Murr-Kreis

Rems-Murr is a destrict (Kreis) in the middle o Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighborin destricts are (frae north clockwise) Heilbronn, Schwäbisch Hall, Ostalbkreis, Göppingen, Esslingen, the destrict-free ceety Stuttgart an the destrict Ludwigsburg.

History

The destrict wis creatit in 1973, when the destrict Waiblingen wis merged wi maist o the destrict Backnang an few municipalities frae the destrict Schwäbisch Gmünd.

Geography

The biggest pairt o the destrict is locatit in the Swabie-Franconie muntains (Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald). The twa rivers Rems an Murr gave the destrict its name.

Coat o airms

The coat o airms shows a deer antler in the middle, the seembol o the umwhile state o Württemberg. The twa wavy blue lines abuin an belaw seembolize the twa rivers Murr (in the north) an Rems (in the sooth) efter which the destrict wis named.

Twinnin

Rems-Murr-Kreis is twinned wi:

• Southampton, Unitit Kinrick, (syne 1991)

Ceeties an touns

Ceeties	Admeenistrative destricts	Touns
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 Kirchberg an der Murr Korb	Leutenbach Oppenweiler Plüderhausen Remshalden Rudersberg Schwaikheim Spiegelberg Sulzbach an der Murr Urbach Weissach im Tal Winterbach

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial wabsteid (in German)