Landkreis Ludwigsburg is a Landkreis (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg , Germany . Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Heilbronn , Rems-Murr-Kreis , the district-free city Stuttgart , and the districts Böblingen and Enz-Kreis .
6-533: The Stromberg-Heuchelberg Nature Park covers 328.2 km and is part of the districts of Ludwigsburg , Heilbronn , Karlsruhe and Enzkreis in Baden-Württemberg , Germany , with Ludwigsburg having the largest share. The nature park is characterised by the two mountain ranges, Stromberg and Heuchelberg . Geologically, the nature park belongs to the Keuper Uplands . The southern slopes of
12-532: The "Initiative Rüdtwald", which is committed to the preservation of the mixed forest, which is particularly ecologically valuable there. In May 2009 the new nature park centre was opened at the Ehmetsklinge reservoir in Zaberfeld , serving as a central contact point for visitors. It houses the office and an exhibition. Under the motto "Wein. Wald. Wohlfühlen" ( transl. Wine. Forest. Feel Good. ),
18-607: The Stromberg are suitable for viticulture. Numerous hiking trails lead through the nature park. A large part of the area is forested. At the request of the city of Bretten , an area of woodland of about 20 hectares in the Bretten district was taken out of the nature park, the area was cleared and is now available as an extension of the Gölshausen industrial estate. In 2004, 6,000 signatures were collected against this project by
24-581: The district of Zwickau ) in Saxony . Even older is the partnership with the region Upper Galilee in Israel . Since 1992 the district has a partnership with the Hungarian Komitat Pest , however the official signing of the partnership contract took place in 2002. A friendship exists with the city Yichang in the province Hubei , China . The imperial eagle in the coat of arms is taken from
30-535: The exhibition informs about the different facets of the region and the sights in the nature park. Ludwigsburg (district) The district dates back to the Oberamt Ludwigsburg , which was created by the dukedom Württemberg in the beginning of the 19th century. After several small changes during the century, it was converted into a district in 1938. Several municipalities of the dissolved Oberämter Besigheim, Marbach and Waiblingen were added to
36-492: The newly formed district. As a result of the communal reform of 1973, the district gained about half of the dissolved district Vaihingen , and some few municipalities from the districts Backnang and Leonberg. The main river in the district is the Neckar , which divides the district into a big western part and a smaller eastern part. Starting in 1990 the district has a partnership with the district Chemnitzer Land (now part of
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