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'Böblingen' is a district (''Kreis'') in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Calw, Enz, Ludwigsburg, (district) Stuttgart, and the districts Esslingen and Tübingen.

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History

Geography

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External links

History

The district was created in 1938 as the successor of the ''Oberamt Böblingen'', which dates back to the duchy of Württemberg. In 1973 the majority of the district Leonberg as well as a few municipalities of the district Calw were added to the district, and a few municipalities moved to the district Ludwigsburg.

Geography

A part of the district is located in the Black Forest, other landscapes covered are the ''Oberes Gäu'' and the ''Schönbuch''. The highest elevation is the 626 m high ''Kühlenberg'' in the municipality Jettingen; the lowest point with 315 m is in the valley of the Glems at the northern boundary of the district.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms

The deer antler in the top of the coat of arms is the symbol of Württemberg. Below is a banner (gonfanon) which is the symbol of the Counts of Tübingen.

Towns and municipalities

Cities	Towns
#Böblingen#Herrenberg#Holzgerlingen#Leonberg#Renningen#Sindelfingen#Waldenbuch#Weil der Stadt	#Aidlingen#Altdorf bei Böblingen#Bondorf#Deckenpfronn#Ehningen#Gärtringen#Gäufelden#Grafenau#Hildrizhausen#Jettingen#Magstadt#Mötzingen#Nufringen#Rutesheim#Schönaich#Steinenbronn#Weil im Schönbuch#Weissach
Administrative districts
#Aidlingen/Grafenau#Gärtringen/Ehningen#Herrenberg#Holzgerlingen#Oberes Gäu#Waldenbuch-Steinenbronn

External links

★ Official website (German)