Rems-Murr-Kreis

Rems-Murr is a destrict (Kreis) in the middle o Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighborin destricts are (frae north clockwise) Heilbronn, Schwäbisch Hall, Ostalbkreis, Göppingen, Esslingen, the destrict-free ceety Stuttgart an the destrict Ludwigsburg.

The destrict wis creatit in 1973, when the destrict Waiblingen wis merged wi maist o the destrict Backnang an few municipalities frae the destrict Schwäbisch Gmünd.

The biggest pairt o the destrict is locatit in the Swabie-Franconie muntains (Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald). The twa rivers Rems an Murr gave the destrict its name.

The coat o airms shows a deer antler in the middle, the seembol o the umwhile state o Württemberg. The twa wavy blue lines abuin an belaw seembolize the twa rivers Murr (in the north) an Rems (in the sooth) efter which the destrict wis named.

Rems-Murr-Kreis is twinned wi:

• Southampton, Unitit Kinrick, (syne 1991)

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• Offeecial wabsteid (in German)

Coordinates: 48°55′N 9°32′E / 48.917°N 9.533°E / 48.917; 9.533