Heilbronn-Franconia region
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Basic data | |
State : | Baden-Württemberg |
Administrative region : | Stuttgart |
Administrative headquarters : | Heilbronn |
Area : | 4,764.93 km² |
Residents : | 909.220 (December 31, 2018) |
Population density : | 191 inhabitants / km² |
Regional breakdown: | 1 urban district and 4 rural districts |
Regional association | |
Association chairman: | Joachim Scholz |
Association Director: | Klaus Mandel |
Address of the regional association: | Am Wollhaus 17 74072 Heilbronn |
Website : | www.rvhnf.de |
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The Heilbronn-Franconia region (until May 20, 2003: Franconia region , sometimes referred to as the "Heilbronn region") is one of twelve spatial planning and planning regions in Baden-Württemberg . The region includes the city of Heilbronn , the district of Heilbronn , the Hohenlohe district , the Main-Tauber district and the district of Schwäbisch Hall . In the Middle Ages, today's Heilbronn-Franconia region belonged to the Duchy of Franconia . Today South Franconian dialects are spoken there and East Franconian dialects in the eastern parts .
This region also includes the historical Hohenlohe area , which lives on in the geographical term Hohenlohe plain .
Regional planning
As the carrier of regional planning in the region Franken became the January 1, 1973 Regional Association francs as a public corporation established. It is one of twelve regional associations in Baden-Württemberg , two of which are also responsible beyond state borders. The office of the regional association is in Heilbronn. The association assembly of the regional association of Franconia was constituted for the first time on November 14, 1973. With the amendment of the state planning law, the regional association was renamed the Heilbronn-Franconia regional association with effect from May 20, 2003 .
Population development
The population figures are census results (¹) or official updates from the Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office ( main residences only ).
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Division of space
According to data from the State Statistical Office , as of 2015.
Spatial planning
In the Heilbronn-Franken region, the city of Heilbronn is designated as the regional center . There are the following middle areas :
- Bad Mergentheim
- Crailsheim
- Heilbronn
- Künzelsau
- Neckarsulm
- Öhringen
- Schwäbisch Hall
- Tauberbischofsheim
- Wertheim
Association chairwoman of the regional association
- 1973–1977: Bruno Rühl
- 1977–1980: Rüdiger Peuckert
- 1981–1990: Erich Pretz
- 1990-1994: Reiner Casse
- 1994–2000: Günter Mayr
- 2000–2014: Helmut Himmelsbach
- since 2014: Joachim Scholz
Association directors of the regional association
- 1974–1975: Elmar Zepf
- 1975-1984: Reiner Casse
- 1984-2008: Ekkehard Hein
- since 2008: Klaus Mandel
See also
Web links
- Regional association
- Portal of the Heilbronn-Franken economic region
- Statistical information on the Heilbronn-Franken region
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
- ↑ Survey of land according to type of actual use in 2015