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![]() Map of Baden-Württemberg highlighting the district of Rottweil |
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| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Adm. region | Freiburg |
| Region | Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg |
| District seat | Rottweil |
| Area | 769. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Freiburg is one of the four Regierungsbezirke of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the south-west of the country Rottweil is the oldest Town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. 48 km² |
| Population | 142,054 (2002) |
| Pop. density | 185 /km² |
| Licence plate code | RW |
| Web page | http://www.landkreis-rottweil.de |
Rottweil is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Freudenstadt, Zollernalbkreis, Tuttlingen, Schwarzwald-Baar and Ortenaukreis. Freudenstadt is a district ( Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Zollernalbkreis is a district ( Landkreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Tuttlingen is a county ( Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Schwarzwald-Baar is a district ( Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Ortenaukreis is a district ( Kreis) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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The district dates back to the Oberamt Rottweil, which was created in 1806/08 when the previously free imperial city Rottweil became part of Württemberg. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Württemberg, formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany. In 1934 it was renamed to Landkreis (district). Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1938 the two neighboring districts Sulz and Oberndorf were dissolved, and most of the district Oberndorf and a small part of Sulz was added to the district Rottweil. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During World War II, a series of concentration camps, collectively known as KZ Scorzingen-Rottweil-Zepfenban, were located in the area. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial [1] In 1973 in another communal reform several municipalities from the districts Horb, Wolfach, Hechingen and Villingen were added. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.
The district covers part of the mountains of the Black Forest and the Swabian Alb. For the suburb of Adelaide, please see Black Forest South Australia; for the CDP in Colorado, please see Black Forest Colorado. The Swabian Alb (Schwäbische Alb is a low mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending 220 km from southwest to northeast and 40 to 70 km
| The imperial eagle in the coat of arms derives from the coat of arms of the free imperial city Rottweil. Below the eagle is a deer antler, the symbol of Württemberg, as part of the district belonged to the kingdom Württemberg well before Rottweil itself became part of it. The shield on the breast of the eagle show the colors of Austria, symbolizing the area around the city of Oberndorf which was acquired by Austria in 1381. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich |
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