The Rhein-Neckar-Kreis is a district in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg , Germany . The administrative headquarters are based in the city Heidelberg , which is a district-free city . As of 2019, the district is the most populous in Baden-Württemberg.
4-507: Heddesheim is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis , in Baden-Württemberg , Germany . It is situated 9 km east of Mannheim , and 7 km southwest of Weinheim . This Rhein-Neckar-Kreis location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rhein-Neckar-Kreis The district was created in 1973 by merging the previous districts of Heidelberg, Mannheim and Sinsheim. The district
8-683: Is named after the two main rivers which flow through the district, the Rhine and Neckar . The highest elevation is 580 m near the 584 m tall peak of the Odenwald mountain Stiefelhöhe , located near Heiligkreuzsteinach . The lowest elevation with 92 m is in Ilvesheim , located in the Neckar valley. The district is governed by a district assembly ( Kreistag ) and a district executive ( Landrat ). The eligible voters of
12-541: The district elect the Kreistag every 5 years. This body in turn elects the Landrat every 8 years. The Landrat is the legal representative of the district as well as the speaker of the Kreistag and its committees. The Landrat manages the office of the Landrat ( Landratsamt ) and is the chief official of the district. The duties of the Landrat include the preparation of the district assembly meetings and its committees. The Landrat calls
16-404: The meetings, acts as speaker, and carries out the decisions made. In the Kreistag, the Landrat has no vote. The Landrat has a second, called the first district official ( Erste Landesbeamte ). Landrat of the district Heidelberg 1945–1972: Landrat of the district Mannheim 1945–1972: Landrat of the district Sinsheim 1945–1972: Landrat of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis since 1973: The wavy line in
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