Reutlingen (district)

Reutlingen
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Adm. regionTübingen
CapitalReutlingen
Government
  District admin.Ulrich Fiedler
Area
  Total
1,094.14 km2 (422.45 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)
  Total
293,385
  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 neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Esslingen, Göppingen, Alb-Donau, Biberach, Sigmaringen, Zollernalbkreis, Tübingen and Böblingen.