Enz (district)
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Enzkreis is a district in the north-west of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

, Germany
Germany
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. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe (district)
Karlsruhe is a rural district in the north-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rhein-Neckar, Heilbronn,Enz, Calw, Rastatt, Germersheim, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis and the district-free city Speyer...

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

,
Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg (district)
Ludwigsburg is a district in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Heilbronn, Rems-Murr, the district-free city Stuttgart, and the districts Böblingen and Enz.-History:...

, Böblingen
Böblingen (district)
Böblingen is a district in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Calw, Enz, Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, and the districts Esslingen and Tübingen.- History :...

 and Calw
Calw (district)
Calw is a district in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Karlsruhe, Enz, the district-free city Pforzheim, Böblingen, Freudenstadt and Rastatt.- History :...

. The district-free Pforzheim
Pforzheim
Pforzheim is a town of nearly 119,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. It is world-famous for its jewelry and watch-making industry. Until 1565 it was the home to the Margraves of Baden. Because of that it gained the nickname...

 area in the south is nearly completely surrounded by Enz.

History

The district was created in 1973, when the previous district Pforzheim was merged with parts of the neighboring districts Vaihingen, Leonberg and Calw. Some part of the district Pforzheim was included into the city Pforzheim.

The district Pforzheim dates back to 1939, when the Bezirksamt Pforzheim was split into the district and the district-free city.

Geography

The south of the Enz district covers the northern part of the Black Forest
Black Forest
The Black Forest is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres ....

. In the north-west of the district is the Kraichgau, a mainly agricultural area. The main river is the Enz, a tributary of the Neckar
Neckar
The Neckar is a long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, but also a short section through Hesse, in Germany. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the River Rhine...

.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Since March 1993 the district has an official partnership with the Italian
Italy
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 province Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia
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. Since 1996 the district has a partnership with the Polish
Poland
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 city Mysłowice. As two municipalities left the city in a communal reform in 1995, the partnership also includes Imielin
Imielin
Imielin is a small town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands....

 and Chelm Slaski
Chelm Slaski
Chełm Śląski is a village in Bieruń-Lędziny County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Chełm Śląski. It lies approximately east of Bieruń and south-east of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of 5,646.-References:...

. In March 2001 the Enz district together with the city Pforzheim started a friendship with the Hungarian
Hungary
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 Komitat Györ-Moson-Sopron.

Coat of arms

The four diamonds in the coat of arms represent the four historic territories covered by the district, Schwarzwald, Heckengäu, Kraichgau and Stromberg. The wavy line in the middle represent the river Enz, which also gave the name to the district.

Cities and towns

Cities Towns
  1. Heimsheim
    Heimsheim
    Heimsheim is a town in the Enz district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 16 km southeast of Pforzheim, and 24 km west of Stuttgart....

  2. Knittlingen
    Knittlingen
    Knittlingen is a town in the Enz district in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.It lies at the eastern edge of the Kraichgau in the centre of a rectangle that is formed byHeidelberg, Karlsruhe, Heilbronn, and Stuttgart....

  3. Maulbronn
    Maulbronn
    Maulbronn is a city in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.-History:Founded in 1838, it emerged from a settlement, built around a monastery, which belonged to the Neckar Community in the Kingdom of Württemberg. In 1886, Maulbronn officially became a German town and was an...

  4. Mühlacker
    Mühlacker
    Mühlacker is a town in the eastern part of the Enz district in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Mühlacker station has direct rail connections with Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, Pforzheim and the Northern Black Forest....

  5. Neuenbürg
    Neuenbürg
    Neuenbürg is a town in the Enz district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Enz, 10 km southwest of Pforzheim.The town has three stops, Neuenbürg, Neuenbürg Süd and Neuenbürg Freibad, on route S6 of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn, which operates over the Enztalbahn railway....

  • Birkenfeld (Enz)
    Birkenfeld (Enz)
    Birkenfeld is a municipality in the Enz district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Enz, 6 km southwest of Pforzheim.Birkenfeld has a stop on route S6 of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn, which operates over the Enztalbahn railway....

  • Eisingen
    Eisingen
    Eisingen is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route.-External links:* *...

  • Engelsbrand
    Engelsbrand
    Engelsbrand is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

  • Friolzheim
    Friolzheim
    Friolzheim is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The 47 metre tall telecommunications tower, Friolzheimer Riese is located here....

  • Illingen (Enz)
    Illingen, Baden-Württemberg
    Illingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population of about 10,000, it is 27 kilometers to the west of Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg. The area around the small town is famous for its vineyards and picturesque landscape...

  • Ispringen
    Ispringen
    Ispringen is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The name of the town was first recorded in the early Middle Ages as 'Urspringen'. It refers to a natural spring which is the source of the Kämpfelbach, a small stream that ultimately empties in to the Rhine...

  • Kämpfelbach
    Kämpfelbach
    Kämpfelbach is a municipality in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany, 7 km away from the town of Pforzheim.- Geography :The municipality of Kämpfelbach is located in the transition area between the Kraichgau and the northern Black Forrest...

  • Keltern
    Keltern
    Keltern is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

  • Kieselbronn
    Kieselbronn
    Kieselbronn is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

  • Königsbach-Stein
    Königsbach-Stein
    Königsbach-Stein is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route.-References:* *...

  • Mönsheim
    Mönsheim
    Mönsheim is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany....

  • Neuhausen (Enz)
    Neuhausen (Enz)
    Neuhausen is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.- Geography :Neuhausen is on the plateau between Nagold and Würm, also named Biet Neuhausen is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.- Geography :Neuhausen is on the plateau between Nagold and Würm,...



    1. Neulingen
      Neulingen
      Neulingen is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route.-References:*...


    2. Niefern-Öschelbronn
      Niefern-Öschelbronn
      Niefern-Öschelbronn is a municipality in the Enz district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Enz, 6 km east of Pforzheim.-References:...


    3. Ölbronn-Dürrn
      Ölbronn-Dürrn
      Ölbronn-Dürrn is a small villiage in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The village called Ölbronn is a bit bigger like Dürrn but don't have much population. Dürrn has a number of 1803 and Ölbronn only 1657. Ölbronn is 13km away from the City Centrum called "Pforzheim".- Train...


    4. Ötisheim
      Ötisheim
      Ötisheim, known among local english speakers as Aize , is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    5. Remchingen
      Remchingen
      Remchingen is a municipality in the Enz district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Pfinz, 14 km southeast of Karlsruhe, and 12 km northwest of Pforzheim...


    6. Sternenfels
      Sternenfels
      Sternenfels, consisting of the villages of Diefenbach and Sternenfels, is the most northern municipality in the Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The town is located at the border of the Kraichgau and Stromberg regions. Sternenfels is considered a showcase village and was mentioned in several...


    7. Straubenhardt
      Straubenhardt
      Straubenhardt is a municipality in the Enz district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 21 km southeast of Karlsruhe, and 14 km west of Pforzheim.- Municipality arrangement :...


    8. Tiefenbronn
      Tiefenbronn
      Tiefenbronn is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    9. Wiernsheim
      Wiernsheim
      Wiernsheim is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    10. Wimsheim
      Wimsheim
      Wimsheim is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    11. Wurmberg
      Wurmberg
      Wurmberg is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    Administrative districts
    1. Heckengäu
    2. Kämpfelbachtal
    3. Maulbronn
    4. Mühlacker
    5. Neuenbürg
    6. Neulingen

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