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Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis |
| map | |
| image_coa | COA Rhein-Neckar-Kreis.svg |
| image_flag | Flagge Rhein-Neckar-Kreis.svg |
| state | Baden-Württemberg |
| regierungsbezirk | Karlsruhe |
| capital | Heidelberg |
| area | 1,061.7 |
| coordinates | |
| Kreisschlüssel | 08226 |
| district_admin | Stefan Dallinger |
| admin_party | CDU |
| carsign | HD |
| founded | 1973 |
| url | www.rhein-neckar-kreis.de |
the district
The Rhein-Neckar-Kreis is a district in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The administrative headquarters are based in the city Heidelberg, which is a district-free city. As of 2019, the district is the most populous in Baden-Württemberg.
History
The district was created in 1973 by merging the previous districts of Heidelberg, Mannheim and Sinsheim.
Geography
The district is named after the two main rivers which flow through the district, the Rhine and Neckar. The highest elevation is 580 m near the 584 m tall peak of the Odenwald mountain Stiefelhöhe, located near Heiligkreuzsteinach. The lowest elevation with 92 m is in Ilvesheim, located in the Neckar valley.
Sights
| [[File:Windeck.JPG | 110px]] | Weinheim | Weinheim is situated on the Bergstraße ("Mountain Road") on the western rim of the Odenwald. |
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Government
The district is governed by a district assembly (Kreistag) and a district executive (Landrat). The eligible voters of the district elect the Kreistag every 5 years. This body in turn elects the Landrat every 8 years. The Landrat is the legal representative of the district as well as the speaker of the Kreistag and its committees. The Landrat manages the office of the Landrat (Landratsamt) and is the chief official of the district. The duties of the Landrat include the preparation of the district assembly meetings and its committees. The Landrat calls the meetings, acts as speaker, and carries out the decisions made. In the Kreistag, the Landrat has no vote. The Landrat has a second, called the first district official (Erste Landesbeamte).
Landrat of the district Heidelberg 1945–1972:
- 1945–1946: Hermann Specht (provisional)
- 1946–1947: Erich Reimann
- 1947–1954: Herbert Klotz
- 1954–1972: Georg Steinbrenner
Landrat of the district Mannheim 1945–1972:
- 1945: Richard Freudenberg (appointed)
- 1945–1946: Karl Geppert (appointed)
- 1946: Dr. Valentin Gaa (appointed)
- 1946–1948: Ernst Becherer
- 1948–1970: Dr. Valentin Gaa
- 1970–1972: Albert Neckenauer
Landrat of the district Sinsheim 1945–1972:
- 1945–1946: Roman Großmann (appointed)
- 1946: Gottlob Barth und Dr. Kurt von Kirchenheim (both appointed)
- 1946: Wolfgang Rutschke (appointed to oversee businesses)
- 1946–1947: Hermann Lindner (appointed)
- 1947–1948: Dr. Johann Gutermann
- 1948: Dr. Ludwig Bernheim
- 1948–1949: Georg Steinbrenner (appointed to oversee businesses)
- 1949–1950: Dr. Walther Reidel (appointed)
- 1950–1972: Dr. Paul Herrmann
Landrat of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis since 1973:
- 1973 Georg Steinbrenner, Amtsverweser
- 1973–1986: Albert Neckenauer
- 1986-2010: Dr. Jürgen Schütz
- 2010 - to present: Stefan Dallinger
Coat of arms
The wavy line in the left of the coat of arms represent the two rivers Rhine and Neckar. The lion in the right side is the symbol of Palatinate, as the area belonged to that area historically.
Towns and municipalities
| Städte (towns) | Gemeinden (Municipalities) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Eberbach in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Eberbach Baden.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Eppelheim in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:Eppelheim Wappen.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Hemsbach in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Hemsbach (Bergstraße) COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Hockenheim in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Hockenheim.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Ladenburg in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Ladenburg.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Leimen in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Leimen (Baden) COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Neckarbischofsheim in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Neckarbischofsheim.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Neckargemuend in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Neckargemünd COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Rauenberg in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Rauenberg COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Schoenau in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Schönau (Odenwald).svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Schriesheim in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Schriesheim.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Schwetzingen in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:Wappen Schwetzingen.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Sinsheim in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:Wappen Sinsheim.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Waibstadt in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Waibstadt.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Walldorf in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Walldorf (Baden) COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Weinheim in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Weinheim.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Wiesloch in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Wiesloch COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Altlussheim in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Altlußheim.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Angelbachtal in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Angelbachtal COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Bammental in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Bammental.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Bruehl in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Brühl.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Dielheim in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Dielheim COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Dossenheim in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Dossenheim.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Edingen-Neckarhausen in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Edingen-Neckarhausen.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Epfenbach in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:Wappen Epfenbach.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Eschelbronn in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Eschelbronn.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Gaiberg in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Gaiberg COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Heddesbach in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Heddesbach.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Heddesheim in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Heddesheim.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Heiligkreuzsteinach in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Heiligkreuzsteinach.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Helmstadt-Bargen in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:Wappen Helmstadt-Bargen.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Hirschberg in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Hirschberg an der Bergstraße.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Ilvesheim in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Ilvesheim.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Ketsch in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Ketsch COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Laudenbach in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Laudenbach-Bergstrasse.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Lobbach in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Lobbach.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Malsch in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Malsch (bei Heidelberg) COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Mauer in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:Wappen Mauer Baden.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Meckesheim in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:CoA Meckesheim.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Muehlhausen in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Mühlhausen (Kraichgau) COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Neidenstein in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Neidenstein COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Neulussheim in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Neulußheim.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Nussloch in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Nußloch.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Oftersheim in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Oftersheim.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Plankstadt in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:COA Plankstadt.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Reichartshausen in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:Wappen Reichartshausen.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Reilingen in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Reilingen COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Sandhausen in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Sandhausen COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Schoenbrunn in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Schönbrunn (Baden) COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Spechbach in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Spechbach (Kraichgau) COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:StLeon-Rot in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU St. Leon-Rot COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Wiesenbach in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:Wappen Wiesenbach (Baden).svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Wilhelmsfeld in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Wilhelmsfeld COA.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Zuzenhausen in HD.png | 60px]] | [[File:DEU Zuzenhausen COA.png | 60px]] |
International relations
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis is twinned with:
- FRA Vichy, France (since 1965)
References
References
- "Die Städte und Gemeinden".
- "Rhein Neckar Kreis Germany Genealogy".
- "Landratswahl 2026".
- (2025-09-30). "Wappen von Rhein-Neckar Kreis/Coat of arms (crest) of Rhein-Neckar Kreis".
- "National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères).
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