KELHEIM (DISTRICT)


'Kelheim' is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Regensburg, Landshut, Freising, Pfaffenhofen, Eichstätt and Neumarkt.

Contents
Geography
Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
External links

Geography


The district is located half way between Ingolstadt and Regensburg on both banks of the Danube. In the northwestern part it includes a part of the Altmühl Valley Nature Park and the confluence of Altmühl and Danube.

Coat of arms


The coat of arms displays:
★ the blue and white checked pattern of Bavaria
★ the roses symbolise the monasteries of Biburg and Weltenburg
★ silver and black are the colours of Abensberg, which once was a free imperial city

Towns and municipalities


TownsMunicipalities
#Abensberg#Kelheim#Mainburg#Neustadt an der Donau#Riedenburg#Aiglsbach#Attenhofen#Bad Abbach#Biburg#Elsendorf#Essing#Hausen#Herrngiersdorf#Ihrlerstein
  1. Kirchdorf
  2. Langquaid
  3. Painten
  4. Rohr in Niederbayern
  5. Saal an der Donau
  6. Siegenburg
  7. Teugn
  8. Train
  9. Volkenschwand
  10. Wildenberg

External links



★ Official website (German)

★ Altmühltal Nature Park (German, English)

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