The Enzkreis is a district (Kreis) in the north-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Karlsruhe, Heilbronn,
Ludwigsburg, Böblingen and Calw. The district-free Pforzheim[?] in the south is nearly completely sorrounded by the district.
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.
The south of the Enzkreis covers the northern part of the
Black Forest. In the north-west of the district is the Kraichgau, an agricultural area. The main river is the
Enz, a confluent of the
Neckar.
Since March
1993 the district has an official partnership with the
italian province
Reggio Emilia[?]. Since
1996 the district has a partnershop with the
polish city
Myslowice[?]. As two municipalities left the city in a communal reform in
1995, the partnership also includes
Imielin[?] and
Chelm Slaski[?]. In March
2001 the Enzkreis together with the city Pforzheim started a friendship with the
hungarian Komitat Györ-Moson-Sopron[?].
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The foar 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.
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