The Hohenlohe (german: Hohenlohekreis ) is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the north of

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

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. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Neckar-Odenwald, Main-Tauber,

Schwäbisch Hall Schwäbisch Hall (; "Swabian Hall"; from 1802 until 1934 and colloquially: ''Hall'' ) is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg located in the valley of the Kocher river, the longest tributary (together with its headwater Lein) of the ...

and Heilbronn. Künzelsau is the administrative centre of the district.

Industry and companies

The Hohenlohekreis is host to many internationally active companies in the screws and ventilation industries. * Würth *

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History

The district was created in 1973 by merging the previous districts of Öhringen and Künzelsau. It was named after the

Hohenlohe The House of Hohenlohe () is a German princely dynasty. It ruled an immediate territory within the Holy Roman Empire which was divided between several branches. The Hohenlohes became imperial counts in 1450. The county was divided numerous tim ...

family, who had once ruled most of the area until 1806, when they lost their independence as this area became part of the

Kingdom of Württemberg The Kingdom of Württemberg (german: Königreich Württemberg ) was a German state that existed from 1805 to 1918, located within the area that is now Baden-Württemberg. The kingdom was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which existe ...

Geography

The two main rivers of the districts are the Kocher and Jagst, both tributaries of the Neckar. The highest elevation in the district, at , is the Mühlberg, near Waldenburg.

Partnerships

Since 1990, the district has had a partnership with the County Limerick in the

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. In the same year, it also started a friendship with the district of Großenhain (now part of the district of Meissen) in

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a ...

, helping to build the administration according to West German standards.

Dialect

The dialect spoken locally is Hohenlohisch, an East Franconian dialect.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms in its top part shows two lions, which is the symbol of the family of

, who once had ruled most of the area. The Wheel of Mainz in bottom is the symbol of the clerical state of Mainz, which also had some possessions around Krautheim.

Cities and municipalities

References

External links

Official website
(German)

(English and German)

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