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| State: | Baden-Württemberg |
| Adm. Region: | Karlsruhe |
| Region: | Rhein-Neckar-Odenwald |
| Capital: | Heidelberg |
| Area: | 1061.71 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 528,962 (2002) |
| pop. density: | 498 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | HD |
| Homepage: | Map |
Rhein-Neckar is a district (Kreis) in the north-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Bergstraße, Odenwaldkreis, Neckar-Odenwald, Heilbronn, Karlsruhe, district-free Speyer, the district Ludwigshafen, and district-free Mannheim and Heidelberg.
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2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links |
History
The district was created in 1973 by merging the previous districts Heidelberg, Mannheim and a big part of Sinsheim.
Geography
It's named after the two main rivers which flow through the district, Rhine and Neckar. The highest elevation is the Stiefelhöhe near Heiligkreuzsteinach with 583 m in the Odenwald mountains, the lowest elevation with 92 m is near Ilvesheim in the Neckar valley.
| 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. |
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External links
Official website (German)