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Rhein-Neckar-Kreis is a district (Kreis) in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. Neighboring districts are Bergstraße
Bergstraße

Bergstra?e is the name of a mountainous theme routes, and the area around it, stretching across the western edge of the Odenwald in southern Hesse and northern Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany....
, Odenwaldkreis
Odenwaldkreis

The Odenwaldkreis is a Kreis in the south of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Darmstadt-Dieburg, Miltenberg ,Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis and Kreis Bergstra?e....
, Neckar-Odenwald, Heilbronn
Heilbronn (district)

Heilbronn is a district in the north of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Neckar-Odenwald, Hohenlohe , Schw?bisch Hall , Rems-Murr, Ludwigsburg , Enz , Karlsruhe and Rhein-Neckar....
, Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe (district)

Karlsruhe is a rural district in the north-west of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rhein-Neckar, Heilbronn ,Enz , Calw , Rastatt , Germersheim , Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis and the district-free city Speyer....
, district-free Speyer
Speyer

Speyer is a city in Germany with approx. 50,000 inhabitants, located beside the river Rhine. It lies 25 km south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim....
, the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

The Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is a district in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.Neighboring districts are the district-free city Worms, Germany, the district Bergstra?e, district-free Mannheim, Frankenthal and Ludwigshafen, Rhein-Neckar, district-free Speyer, the districts Karlsruhe , Germersheim , S?dliche Weinstra?e and Bad D?rkheim ....
, and district-free Mannheim
Mannheim

Mannheim is a city in Germany. With 327,318 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg after the capital Stuttgart....
 and Heidelberg
Heidelberg

Heidelberg is a city in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. As of 2006, over 140,000 people live within the city's area. The town of Heidelberg is an administrative district of its own....
.

district was created in 1973 by merging the previous districts Heidelberg, Mannheim and a big part of Sinsheim.

named after the two main rivers which flow through the district, Rhine
Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
 and Neckar
Neckar

The Neckar is a 367-km long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg, but also a short section through Hesse in Germany, a major right tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Mannheim....
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Rhein-Neckar-Kreis is a district (Kreis) in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. Neighboring districts are Bergstraße
Bergstraße

Bergstra?e is the name of a mountainous theme routes, and the area around it, stretching across the western edge of the Odenwald in southern Hesse and northern Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany....
, Odenwaldkreis
Odenwaldkreis

The Odenwaldkreis is a Kreis in the south of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Darmstadt-Dieburg, Miltenberg ,Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis and Kreis Bergstra?e....
, Neckar-Odenwald, Heilbronn
Heilbronn (district)

Heilbronn is a district in the north of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Neckar-Odenwald, Hohenlohe , Schw?bisch Hall , Rems-Murr, Ludwigsburg , Enz , Karlsruhe and Rhein-Neckar....
, Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe (district)

Karlsruhe is a rural district in the north-west of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rhein-Neckar, Heilbronn ,Enz , Calw , Rastatt , Germersheim , Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis and the district-free city Speyer....
, district-free Speyer
Speyer

Speyer is a city in Germany with approx. 50,000 inhabitants, located beside the river Rhine. It lies 25 km south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim....
, the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

The Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is a district in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.Neighboring districts are the district-free city Worms, Germany, the district Bergstra?e, district-free Mannheim, Frankenthal and Ludwigshafen, Rhein-Neckar, district-free Speyer, the districts Karlsruhe , Germersheim , S?dliche Weinstra?e and Bad D?rkheim ....
, and district-free Mannheim
Mannheim

Mannheim is a city in Germany. With 327,318 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg after the capital Stuttgart....
 and Heidelberg
Heidelberg

Heidelberg is a city in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. As of 2006, over 140,000 people live within the city's area. The town of Heidelberg is an administrative district of its own....
.

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
Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
 and Neckar
Neckar

The Neckar is a 367-km long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg, but also a short section through Hesse in Germany, a major right tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Mannheim....
. The highest elevation is the Stiefelhöhe near Heiligkreuzsteinach
Heiligkreuzsteinach

Heiligkreuzsteinach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
 with 583 m in the Odenwald
Odenwald

The Odenwald is a low mountain range in Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
 mountains, the lowest elevation with 92 m is near Ilvesheim
Ilvesheim

Ilvesheim is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany.Ilvesheim is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route....
 in the Neckar valley.

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 then 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 to present: Dr. Jürgen Schütz


Coat of arms

The wavy line in the left of the coat of arms represent the two rivers Rhine
Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
 and Neckar
Neckar

The Neckar is a 367-km long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg, but also a short section through Hesse in Germany, a major right tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Mannheim....
. The lion in the right side is the symbol of Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 States of Germany of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz....
, as the area belonged to that area historically.


Cities and towns

CitiesMunicipalities
  1. Eberbach (Baden)
    Eberbach (Baden)

    Eberbach is a town in Germany, in northern Baden-W?rttemberg, located 33 km east of Heidelberg. It belongs to the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis....
  2. Eppelheim
    Eppelheim

    Eppelheim is a city in northern Baden-W?rttemberg bordering Heidelberg. It belongs to the district Rhein-Neckar-Kreis....
  3. Hemsbach
    Hemsbach

    Hemsbach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated on the Bergstra?e, 18 km northeast of Mannheim....
  4. Hockenheim
    Hockenheim

    Hockenheim is a Germany city in northwest Baden-W?rttemberg, about 20 km south of Mannheim. Hockenheim is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route....
  5. Ladenburg
    Ladenburg

    Ladenburg is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Neckar, 10 km east of Mannheim, and 10 km northwest of Heidelberg....
  6. Leimen (Baden)
    Leimen (Baden)

    Leimen is a town in north-west Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is about 7 km south of Heidelberg and the third largest town of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis after Weinheim and Sinsheim....
  7. Neckarbischofsheim
    Neckarbischofsheim

    Neckarbischofsheim is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated 8 km northeast of Sinsheim, and 24 km southeast of Heidelberg....
  8. Neckargemünd
    Neckargemünd

    Neckargem?nd is a town in Germany, in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, state of Baden-W?rttemberg. It lies on the Neckar, 10 km upriver from Heidelberg....
  9. Rauenberg
    Rauenberg

    Rauenberg is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated 15 km south of Heidelberg....
  10. Schönau (Odenwald)
    Schönau (Odenwald)

    Sch?nau is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Odenwald hills, 10 km northeast of Heidelberg. Sch?nau Abbey is located here....
  11. Schriesheim
    Schriesheim

    Schriesheim is a town located north of Heidelberg along the Bergstrasse, with a population of 14,100 as of the end of 2004. It is located in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany....
  12. Schwetzingen
    Schwetzingen

    Schwetzingen is a German town situated in the northwest of Baden-W?rttemberg, around 10 km southwest of Heidelberg and 15 km southeast of Mannheim....
  13. Sinsheim
    Sinsheim

    Sinsheim is a town in southwestern Germany, in the Rhine Neckar Area of the state Baden-W?rttemberg between Heidelberg and Heilbronn in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis....
  14. Waibstadt
    Waibstadt

    Waibstadt is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany.It belongs to the municipal administration union "Waibstadt", which consists of Epfenbach, Helmstadt-Bargen, Neckarbischofsheim, Neidenstein, Reichartshausen and Waibstadt itself....
  15. Walldorf
    Walldorf

    Walldorf is a town in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany.Walldorf is currently probably best known as the city that headquarters the world's third largest software company SAP AG, but it is also the birthplace of the millionaire John Jacob Astor, at the time of his death the wealthiest man in the United States....
  16. Weinheim
    Weinheim

    Weinheim is a town in the north west of the state of Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany with 43 000 inhabitants, approximately 15 km north of Heidelberg and 10 km northeast of Mannheim....
  17. Wiesloch
    Wiesloch

    Wiesloch is a city in Germany, in northern Baden-W?rttemberg. It is situated 13 kilometres south of Heidelberg.After Weinheim, Sinsheim and Leimen it is the fourth largest city of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis and is in the north-central area near Heidelberg with its neighbouring town Walldorf....
  1. Altlußheim
    Altlußheim

    Altlu?heim is a Municipalities of Germany in Baden-W?rttemberg and belongs to Rhein-Neckar-Kreis....
  2. Angelbachtal
    Angelbachtal

    Angelbachtal is a Municipalities of Germany in Kraichgau, between Sinsheim and Bruchsal. The name Angelbachtal comes from the valley of the Waldangelbach, which flows through Kraichgau, and from the municipality of the same name....
  3. Bammental
    Bammental

    Wappen = Wappen Bammental.png|lat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 21 |lat_sec = 03|lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 46 |lon_sec = 33|Lageplan =...
  4. Brühl (Baden)
    Brühl (Baden)

    Br?hl is a Municipalities of Germany in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. The former fishing village along the Rhine has become a satellite of a growing Mannheim....
  5. Dielheim
    Dielheim

    Wappen = Wappen Dielheim.svg|lat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 16 |lat_sec = 57|lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 44 |lon_sec = 05|Lageplan =...
  6. Dossenheim
    Dossenheim

    Dossenheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis. It is located in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany.Dossenheim is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route....
  7. Edingen-Neckarhausen
    Edingen-Neckarhausen

    Edingen-Neckarhausen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Neckar....
  8. Epfenbach
    Epfenbach

    Epfenbach is a municipality in south western Germany. It is located between Heidelberg and Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg....
  9. Eschelbronn
    Eschelbronn

    Eschelbronn is a village with 2,597 inhabitants in the Rhein-Neckar of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is adjacent to Sinsheim....
  10. Gaiberg
    Gaiberg

    Gaiberg is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-W?rttemberg....
  11. Heddesbach
    Heddesbach

    Heddesbach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  12. Heddesheim
    Heddesheim

    Heddesheim is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated 9 km east of Mannheim, and 7 km southwest of Weinheim....
  13. Heiligkreuzsteinach
    Heiligkreuzsteinach

    Heiligkreuzsteinach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  14. Helmstadt-Bargen
    Helmstadt-Bargen

    Helmstadt-Bargen is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  15. Hirschberg an der Bergstraße
    Hirschberg an der Bergstraße

    Hirschberg is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  16. Ilvesheim
    Ilvesheim

    Ilvesheim is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany.Ilvesheim is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route....
  17. Ketsch
    Ketsch

    Ketsch is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, 13 km south of Mannheim....
  18. Laudenbach (Rhein-Neckar)
    Laudenbach (Rhein-Neckar)

    Laudenbach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  19. Lobbach
    Lobbach

    Lobbach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  1. Malsch
    Malsch

    Malsch is a municipality in the Karlsruhe , in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated 15 km south of Karlsruhe, and 10 km east of Rastatt....
  2. Mauer (Baden)
    Mauer (Baden)

    Mauer is a village in south western Germany. It is located between Heidelberg and Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg....
  3. Meckesheim
    Meckesheim

    Meckesheim is a village in south western Germany. It is located between Heidelberg and Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg....
  4. Mühlhausen (Kraichgau)
    Mühlhausen (Kraichgau)

    M?hlhausen is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  5. Neidenstein
    Neidenstein

    Neidenstein is a village in south western Germany. It is located between Heidelberg and Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg....
  6. Neulußheim
    Neulußheim

    Neulu?heim is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  7. Nußloch
    Nußloch

    Nu?loch is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis . Nu?loch is about 10 km south of Heidelberg along the Bergstra?e, literally mountain road; a scenic road which runs from Darmstadt to Wiesloch....
  8. Oftersheim
    Oftersheim

    Oftersheim is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated 8 km southwest of Heidelberg....
  9. Plankstadt
    Plankstadt

    Plankstadt is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany....
  10. Reichartshausen
    Reichartshausen

    Reichartshausen is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  11. Reilingen
    Reilingen

    Reilingen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  12. Sandhausen
    Sandhausen

    Sandhausen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated 7 km south of Heidelberg....
  13. St. Leon-Rot
  14. Schönbrunn (Baden)
    Schönbrunn (Baden)

    Sch?nbrunn is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar district, Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Distance from Heidelberg is 30 km east....
  15. Spechbach
    Spechbach

    Spechbach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  16. Wiesenbach (Rhein-Neckar)
    Wiesenbach (Rhein-Neckar)

    Wiesenbach is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis in Baden-W?rttemberg....
  17. Wilhelmsfeld
    Wilhelmsfeld

    Wilhelmsfeld is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  18. Zuzenhausen
    Zuzenhausen

    Zuzenhausen is a municipality in Baden-W?rttemberg and is part of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis....


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