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{{Infobox German district
|name=Enz
|state=Baden-Württemberg
|image_flag=Flagge Landkreis Enzkreis.svg
|image_skyline=Enzkreis - Begrüßungsschild.JPG|image_caption=Welcome sign|image_coa=Wappen Enzkreis.svg
|map={{Germany district OSM map|parent_subdivision=Q985}}
|capital=[[Pforzheim]]
|regierungsbezirk=[[Karlsruhe (region)|Karlsruhe]]
|area=573.92
|Kreisschlüssel=08236
| district_admin    = Bastian Rosenau
| admin_party       =
|carsign=PF
|url={{url|https://www.enzkreis.de/}}
}}

'''Enzkreis''' ({{IPA|de|ˈɛntskʁaɪs}}, Enz district) is a [[Districts of Germany|''Landkreis'' (district)]] in the northwest of [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Germany]]. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) [[Karlsruhe (district)|Karlsruhe]], [[Heilbronn (district)|Heilbronn]], [[Ludwigsburg (district)|Ludwigsburg]], [[Böblingen (district)|Böblingen]] and [[Calw (district)|Calw]]. The district-free [[Pforzheim]] area in the south is nearly completely surrounded by [[Enz]].

==History==
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.

==Geography==
The south of the Enzkreis covers the northern part of the [[Black Forest]]. In the north-west of the district is the Kraichgau, a mainly agricultural area. The main river is the [[Enz]], a tributary of the [[Neckar]].

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}

===Twin towns — Sister cities===
Since March 1993, the district has an official partnership with the [[Italy|Italian]] province [[Reggio Emilia]]. Since 1996 the district has a partnership with the [[Poland|Polish]] city [[Mysłowice]].<ref name="Mysłowice Partners">{{cite web|url=http://www.myslowice.pl/menu_bez_js.php?typ=wspolpraca_zagraniczna|title=Mysłowice Partner Towns|last=Mysłowiceown Council|work=myslowice.pl|year=2011|access-date=17 May 2011|archive-date=29 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229012322/http://www.myslowice.pl/menu_bez_js.php?typ=wspolpraca_zagraniczna|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[Komitat Györ-Moson-Sopron]].

==Coat of arms==
The four diamonds in the coat of arms represent the four historic territories covered by the district: the Black Forest, the [[Heckengäu]], [[Kraichgau]] and [[Stromberg (landscape)|Stromberg]]. The wavy line in the middle represent the river Enz, which also gave the name to the district.

== Demographics ==

=== Population development ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Population
|-
|1973
|154,720
|-
|1975
|154,590
|-
|1980
|162,142
|-
|1985
|164,312
|-
|1987
|164,639
|-
|1990
|175,574
|-
|1995
|186,812
|-
|2000
|192,852
|-
|2005
|196,417
|-
|2010
|193,913
|-
|2015
|196,066
|-
|2020
|199,752
|}

==Cities and towns==
{{Imagemap Germany district PF|Karte Enzkreis.png|300px{{!}}thumb{{!}}Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district}}
{|
! width=33% align=left|Cities
! width=33% align=left|Towns
! width=33% |
|- valign=top
||
#[[Heimsheim]]
#[[Knittlingen]]
#[[Maulbronn]]
#[[Mühlacker]]
#[[Neuenbürg]]
| rowspan=3|
#[[Birkenfeld (Enz)]]
#[[Eisingen]]
#[[Engelsbrand]]
#[[Friolzheim]]
#[[Illingen, Baden-Württemberg|Illingen (Enz)]]
#[[Ispringen]]
#[[Kämpfelbach]]
#[[Keltern]]
#[[Kieselbronn]]
#[[Königsbach-Stein]]
#[[Mönsheim]]
#[[Neuhausen (Enz)]]
| rowspan=3|
<ol start=13>
<li>[[Neulingen]]
<li>[[Niefern-Öschelbronn]]
<li>[[Ölbronn-Dürrn]]
<li>[[Ötisheim]]
<li>[[Remchingen]]
<li>[[Sternenfels]]
<li>[[Straubenhardt]]
<li>[[Tiefenbronn]]
<li>[[Wiernsheim]]
<li>[[Wimsheim]]
<li>[[Wurmberg]]
</ol>
|-
! align=left|Administrative districts
|-
||
#Heckengäu
#Kämpfelbachtal
#Maulbronn
#Mühlacker
#Neuenbürg
#Neulingen
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[https://www.enzkreis.de/ Official website] (German)

{{Germany_districts_baden-württemberg}}
{{Cities and towns in Enz (district)}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|48.9|N|8.75|E|source:dewiki_region:DE-BW_type:adm2nd|display=title}}

[[Category:Enzkreis| ]]
[[Category:Karlsruhe (region)]]
[[Category:Districts of Baden-Württemberg]]