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{{Infobox German district
|name=Hohenlohe
|state=Baden-Württemberg
|image_flag=Flagge Hohenlohekreis.svg
|image_coa=Wappen Hohenlohekreis.svg
|capital=[[Künzelsau]]
|regierungsbezirk=[[Stuttgart (region)|Stuttgart]]
|area=776.75
|Kreisschlüssel    = 08126
| district_admin    = Matthias Neth 
| admin_party       = CDU
|carsign=KÜN, ÖHR
|url={{url|https://www.hohenlohekreis.de}}
|map={{Germany district OSM map|parent_subdivision=Q985}}
}}
The '''Hohenlohe''' ({{langx|de|Hohenlohekreis}} {{IPA|de|hoːənˈloːəkʁaɪs|}}) is a [[Districts of Germany|''Landkreis'' (district)]] in the north of [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Germany]]. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) [[Neckar-Odenwald]], [[Main-Tauber (district)|Main-Tauber]], [[Schwäbisch Hall (district)|Schwäbisch Hall]] and [[Heilbronn (district)|Heilbronn]].

[[Künzelsau]] is the administrative centre of the district.

==Industry and companies==

The Hohenlohekreis is host to many internationally active companies in the screws and ventilation industries.

* [[Würth]] 
* [[Stahl]]

==History==
The district was created in 1973 by merging the previous districts of Öhringen and Künzelsau. It was named after the [[Hohenlohe]] family, who had once ruled most of the area until 1806, when they lost their independence as this area became part of the [[Kingdom of Württemberg]].

==Geography==
The two main rivers of the districts are the [[Kocher]] and [[Jagst]], both tributaries of the [[Neckar]]. The highest elevation in the district, at {{Convert|523|m|ft|abbr=on}}, is the Mühlberg, near [[Waldenburg, Baden-Württemberg|Waldenburg]].

==Partnerships==
Since 1990, the district has had a partnership with the [[County Limerick]] in the [[Republic of Ireland]]. In the same year, it also started a friendship with the district of Großenhain (now part of the district of [[Meissen (district)|Meissen]]) in [[Saxony]], helping to build the administration according to West German standards.

==Dialect==
The dialect spoken locally is [[Hohenlohisch]], an East Franconian dialect.

==Coat of arms==
The coat of arms in its upper part shows two lions, which is the symbol of the family of [[Hohenlohe]], who once had ruled most of the area. The [[Wheel of Mainz]] in the lower half is the symbol of the clerical state of Mainz, which also had some possessions around Krautheim.

==Cities and municipalities==
{{Imagemap Germany district KÜN|Municipalities in KÜN.svg|300px{{!}}thumb{{!}}Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district}}
{|
! width=33% align=left|Cities
! width=33% align=left|Administrative districts
! width=33% align=left|Municipalities
|- valign=top
||
#[[Forchtenberg]]
#[[Ingelfingen]]
#[[Krautheim]]
#[[Künzelsau]]
#[[Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg|Neuenstein]]
#[[Niedernhall]]
#[[Öhringen]]
#[[Waldenburg, Baden-Württemberg|Waldenburg]]
||
#Hohenloher Ebene
#Krautheim
#Künzelsau
#Kochertal
#Öhringen
||
#[[Bretzfeld]]
#[[Dörzbach]]
#[[Kupferzell]]
#[[Mulfingen]]
#[[Pfedelbach]]
#[[Schöntal]]
#[[Weißbach, Baden-Württemberg|Weißbach]]
#[[Zweiflingen]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Hohenlohekreis}}
* [https://www.hohenlohekreis.de Official website] (German)
* [http://www.picturechoice.org/franconia/hohenlohe_franconia.html Hohenlohe images] (English and German)
* [http://www.hoeckmann.de/germany/bwnorth.htm Map of Hohenlohe areas in the 1780s]

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{{Coord|49.27|N|9.62|E|source:dewiki_region:DE-BW_type:adm2nd|display=title}}

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