Landkreis Nürtingen

Landkreis Nürtingen was a former rural district, or Landkreis, in what is now the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It was centered on the town of Nürtingen and occupied a position in the central part of the state. The entity was an administrative jurisdiction rather than a commercial brand, product, or operating company. The district’s institutional background extended into the territorial structures of Württemberg that existed before the creation of the modern German states. Much of its later territory had belonged to Württemberg before 1800. Two earlier administrative offices, the Oberamt Nürtingen and Oberamt Kirchheim, formed important predecessors to the later district arrangement. In 1934, the Oberamt offices were redesignated as counties or districts. A further territorial reorganization followed under the law of 24 April 1938: effective 1 October 1938, the district of Kirchheim was merged with the district of Nürtingen, and Nürtingen was designated as the county seat. After the Second World War, the district became part of the newly established state of Württemberg-Baden in 1945. Württemberg-Baden was subsequently incorporated into the newly formed state of Baden-Württemberg in 1952. Landkreis Nürtingen continued as a local administrative unit within that state for two more decades. The district ceased to exist on 1 January 1973 as part of Baden-Württemberg’s comprehensive district reform. Most of its municipalities were transferred to the newly created or reorganized district of Esslingen. Grafenberg was the principal exception identified in the available reference material, as it was transferred to the district of Reutlingen. The former district therefore survives primarily as a historical and geographic reference rather than as a current administrative body. No commercial product portfolio, brand architecture, executives, financial disclosures, or marketing campaigns are associated with it in the available sources.

The territory later associated with Landkreis Nürtingen was situated largely within Württemberg’s historical lands before 1800. Administrative predecessors included the Oberamt Nürtingen and the Oberamt Kirchheim, reflecting the territorial and governmental structures used by Württemberg before the modern district system was established. In 1934, the Oberamt offices were renamed as counties or districts. A major consolidation took place under the territorial law of 24 April 1938. With effect from 1 October 1938, the district of Kirchheim was united with the district of Nürtingen. Nürtingen was selected as the seat of the enlarged district, giving the district its established administrative identity for the post-1938 period. The political geography of the area changed again after the Second World War. In 1945, Landkreis Nürtingen became part of Württemberg-Baden, one of the states formed in the American occupation zone. In 1952, Württemberg-Baden merged with Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern to create Baden-Württemberg, and the district continued as part of that state. The district was ultimately eliminated in Baden-Württemberg’s district reform, which took effect on 1 January 1973. Nearly all of its municipalities were assigned to the new district of Esslingen. Grafenberg was transferred instead to the district of Reutlingen. This reform ended Landkreis Nürtingen as an independent administrative district. Its former territory and institutional history remain relevant to the historical development of local government in the Nürtingen and surrounding regions.

• 1973

  District dissolved

  [1]Landkreis Nürtingenen.wikipedia.org

  Landkreis Nürtingen was dissolved on 1 January during Baden-Württemberg’s district reform. Most municipalities moved to Esslingen, while Grafenberg went to Reutlingen.

• 1952

  Became part of Baden-Württemberg

  [1]Landkreis Nürtingenen.wikipedia.org

  Württemberg-Baden was incorporated into the newly established state of Baden-Württemberg, within which the district continued to operate.

• 1945

  Transferred to Württemberg-Baden

  [1]Landkreis Nürtingenen.wikipedia.org

  Following the Second World War, the district became part of the newly formed state of Württemberg-Baden.

• 1938

  Kirchheim district merged into Nürtingen district

  [1]Landkreis Nürtingenen.wikipedia.org

  Under the law of 24 April 1938, effective 1 October, the district of Kirchheim was combined with the district of Nürtingen, with Nürtingen serving as the county seat.

• 1934

  Oberamt offices redesignated

  [1]Landkreis Nürtingenen.wikipedia.org

  The Oberamt offices were renamed as counties or districts as part of the reorganization of Württemberg’s administrative system.

• Pre-1800 Württemberg administrative predecessors

  [1]Landkreis Nürtingenen.wikipedia.org

  The area later associated with the district belonged largely to Württemberg and was administered through predecessor offices including Oberamt Nürtingen and Oberamt Kirchheim.

Historical public-administration entity; not a commercial brand.

1. 1Landkreis Nürtingenen.wikipedia.org