Place:Göppingen, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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NameGöppingen
Alt namesGöppingen
TypeDistrict
Located inStuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Geislingen an der Steige
Göppingen
Wiesensteig ( 1938 - )
Municipality
Hohenstadt


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Göppingen is a Landkreis (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rems-Murr, Ostalbkreis, Heidenheim, Alb-Donau, Reutlingen and Esslingen.

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In 1817, Württemberg was divided into four kreise (districts), the southeastern one of which was named Donaukreis. The four kreise were in turn divided into oberämter. In Donaukreis, the most northern of these oberämter were Göppingen and, to its east, Geislingen. In 1938, the four kreise were abolished, and Geislingen was merged with Göppingen. During the communal reform of 1973 the district was not changed much, only a few municipalities from the districts Schwäbisch Gmünd and Ulm were added.

The district is sometimes called Stauferkreis, because the Staufen family had their roots in this area. However, when that family had no heir anymore, the land became part of Württemberg in the 14th century.

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