Reutlingen (district)

This article is about the district of Reutlingen within the state of Baden-Württemberg. For the city of Reutlingen itself, capital of Reutlingen district, see Reutlingen.
Reutlingen
District
Flag of Reutlingen
Flag
Coat of arms of Reutlingen
Coat of arms
Map
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Adm. regionTübingen
CapitalReutlingen
Government
 • District admin.Ulrich Fiedler
Area
 • Total
1,094.14 km2 (422.45 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total
291,696
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationRT
Websitewww.kreis-reutlingen.de

Reutlingen, nicknamed "The Gate to the Swabian Alb" (German: "Das Tor zur Schwäbischen Alb"), is a Landkreis (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The former free imperial city (until 1802) reached the limit of 100,000 residents in 1989. It is the ninth-largest city in Baden-Württemberg. Reutlingen district's neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Esslingen, Göppingen, Alb-Donau, Biberach, Sigmaringen, Zollernalbkreis, Tübingen and Böblingen.

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.