Rems-Murr is a Landkreis (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg , Germany . Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Heilbronn , Schwäbisch Hall , Ostalbkreis , Göppingen , Esslingen , the district-free city Stuttgart and the district Ludwigsburg .
5-601: The district was created in 1973 when Waiblingen was merged with most of the Backnang district and a few municipalities from the district Schwäbisch Gmünd. The largest part of the district is located in the Swabian-Franconian Forest ( Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald ), of which the Mainhardt Forest forms a part. The two rivers Rems and Murr gave the district its name. The coat of arms shows
10-510: A deer antler in the middle, the symbol of the former state of Württemberg . The two wavy blue lines above and below symbolize the rivers Murr (in the north) and Rems (in the south) after which the district was named. Rems-Murr-Kreis is twinned with: 48°55′N 9°32′E / 48.917°N 9.533°E / 48.917; 9.533 Swabian-Franconian Forest The Swabian-Franconian Forest ( German : Schwäbisch-Fränkischen Waldberge , also Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald )
15-533: Is a mainly forested, deeply incised upland region, 1,187 km² in area and up to 586.4 m above sea level (NHN) , in the northeast of Baden-Württemberg . It forms natural region major unit number 108 within the Swabian Keuper-Lias Land (major unit group 10 or D58). Its name is derived from the fact that, in medieval times, the border between the duchies of Franconia and Swabia ran through this forested region. In addition,
20-657: The Swabian dialect in the south transitions to the East Franconian dialect in the north here. The Swabian-Franconian Forest is divided clockwise (beginning roughly in the north) into the Waldenburg Hills , Mainhardt Forest , Limpurg and Ellwangen Hills , Virngrund , Murrhardt Forest , Löwenstein Hills , Heilbronn Hills and Sulm Plateau ; in addition the valley of Weinsberger Tal , which lies between
25-808: The last two uplands, is part of the region The highest point of the Swabian-Franconian Forest is the Hohe Brach (586.4 m). Other high hills include the Hagberg (585.2 m), Hornberg (580.0 m), Hohenstein (572 m), Hohenberg (568.9 m), Hohentannen (565.4 m), Altenberg (564.7 m), Stocksberg (538.9 m), Flinsberg (534.8 m), Juxkopf (533.1 m) and Steinknickle (524.9 m). Naturpark Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald, or Swabian-Franconian Forest Nature Park in English,
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