Heidenheim (district)

District in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Heidenheim

District

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Country| Germany
State| Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region| Stuttgart
Capital| Heidenheim an der Brenz
Government

• District admin.| Peter Polta
Area

• Total

| 627.19 km2 (242.16 sq mi)
Population

(31 December 2023)[1]

• Total

| 135,241
• Density| 220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| HDH
Website| http://www.landkreis-heidenheim.de

Heidenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪdn̩ˌhaɪm] ⓘ) is a Landkreis (district) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Ostalbkreis, Dillingen, Günzburg, Alb-Donau and Göppingen.

## History

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The district dates back to the Oberamt Heidenheim, which was created at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1808 it was enlarged by merging with the Oberamt Giengen. It was converted into a district in 1934/38, and enlarged by municipalities from the Oberamt Neresheim and the Oberamt Ulm. The communal reform of 1973 left the district virtually unchanged.

## Geography

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The district is located in the high plains of the Swabian Alb (Schwäbische Alb) mountains.

## Coat of arms

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The coat of arms show the colors of the Lords of Hellenstein in the left half. They ruled the city Heidenheim until 1307. The castle tower to the right symbolizes the many castles in the district. The area was split between many ruling families, who built castles for protecting their ownership.

## Cities and municipalities

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Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Cities  | Administrative districts  | Municipalities

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1. Giengen (Brenz)
2. Heidenheim (Brenz)
3. Herbrechtingen
4. Niederstotzingen

1. Giengen
2. Heidenheim
3. Sontheim-Niederstotzingen

1. Dischingen
2. Gerstetten
3. Hermaringen
4. Königsbronn
5. Nattheim
6. Sontheim (Brenz)
7. Steinheim am Albuch

### Former cities and villages

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former villages | villages (nowadays) | population

(June 6, 1961)

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Auernheim | Nattheim | 594
Ballmertshofen | Dischingen | 431
Bergenweiler | Sontheim an der Brenz | 275
Bissingen ob Lontal | Herbrechtingen | 465
Bolheim | Herbrechtingen | 2.896
Brenz | Sontheim an der Brenz | 1.174
Burgberg | Giengen an der Brenz | 1.805
Demmingen | Dischingen | 501
Dettingen am Albuch | Gerstetten | 1.411
Dischingen | Dischingen | 1.423
Dunstelkingen | Dischingen | 431
Eglingen | Dischingen | 635
Fleinheim | Nattheim | 374
Frickingen | Dischingen | 479
Gerstetten | Gerstetten | 4.655
Giengen an der Brenz, Stadt | Giengen an der Brenz | 10.825
Großkuchen | Heidenheim an der Brenz | 961
Gussenstadt | Gerstetten | 1.173
Hausen ob Lontal | Herbrechtingen | 165
Heidenheim an der Brenz, Große Kreisstadt | Heidenheim an der Brenz | 48.792
Heldenfingen | Gerstetten | 970
Herbrechtingen | Herbrechtingen | 6.454
Hermaringen | Hermaringen | 1.940
Heuchlingen | Gerstetten | 759
Hohenmemmingen | Giengen an der Brenz | 1.209
Hürben | Giengen an der Brenz | 907
Itzelberg | Königsbronn | 606
Königsbronn | Königsbronn | 4.258
Nattheim | Nattheim | 2.346
Niederstotzingen, Stadt | Niederstotzingen | 2.138
Oberstotzingen | Niederstotzingen | 842
Ochsenberg | Königsbronn | 451
Oggenhausen | Heidenheim an der Brenz | 918
Sachsenhausen | Giengen an der Brenz | 232
Söhnstetten | Steinheim am Albuch | 1.369
Sontheim an der Brenz | Sontheim an der Brenz | 2.964
Steinheim am Albuch | Steinheim am Albuch | 4.358
Stetten ob Lontal | Niederstotzingen | 427
Trugenhofen | Dischingen | 320
Zang | Königsbronn | 520

## References

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1. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2023 (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2022)" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2023 (updated based on the 2022 census)] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.

## External links

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Regions, and urban and rural districts in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany

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* Baden-Baden
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* Heilbronn
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* Alb-Donau
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* Bodensee
* Böblingen
* Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
* Calw
* Emmendingen
* Enz
* Esslingen
* Freudenstadt
* Göppingen
* Heidenheim
* Heilbronn
* Hohenlohe
* Karlsruhe
* Konstanz
* Lörrach
* Ludwigsburg
* Main-Tauber
* Neckar-Odenwald
* Ortenau
* Ostalbkreis
* Rastatt
* Ravensburg
* Rems-Murr
* Reutlingen
* Rhein-Neckar
* Rottweil
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Towns and municipalities in Heidenheim (district)

* Dischingen
* Gerstetten
* Giengen
* Heidenheim an der Brenz
* Herbrechtingen
* Hermaringen
* Königsbronn
* Nattheim
* Niederstotzingen
* Sontheim
* Steinheim am Albuch

Coat of Arms of Heidenheim County

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