WüRZBURG (DISTRICT)

'Würzburg' is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the northwestern part of Bavaria, Germany.
Neighboring districts are (from the north, clockwise) Main-Spessart, Schweinfurt, Kitzingen, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, and the district Main-Tauber in Baden-Württemberg. The city Würzburg is no part of the district, although it is completely enclosed by it.

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History

Partnerships

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External link

History

In 1852, districts were created in the region, including the precursor two districts of Würzburg and Ochsenfurt. In 1972 the previous district Würzburg was merged with the former district Ochsenfurt, and several municipalities from the districts Marktheidenfeld, Karlstadt, Kitzingen and Gerolzhofen were added to form the district with today's borders.

Partnerships

The district has sister city-like partnerships with these regions:

★ - Matte Yehuda Regional Council, Israel

★ - Olomouc Region, Czech Republic

Coat of arms

Coat of arms

In the upper part of the coat of arms are the ''Points of Franconia'', the symbol of the former State of Würzburg. The fleur-de-lis in the bottom-right is the symbol of the St.Burkhard monastery in Würzburg, while the lion in the bottom-left derive from the coat of arms of the former Ochsenfurt district.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Verwaltungsgemeinschaften	Municipalities
#Aub¹#Eibelstadt¹#Ochsenfurt#Röttingen¹ 'Market towns' #Bütthard #Eisenheim #Frickenhausen am Main #Gelchsheim #Giebelstadt #Helmstadt #Höchberg #Neubrunn #Randersacker #Reichenberg #Remlingen #Rimpar #Sommerhausen #Winterhausen #Zell am Main	#Aub#Bergtheim#Eibelstadt#Estenfeld#Giebelstadt#Helmstadt#Hettstadt#Kirchheim#Kist#Margetshöchheim#Röttingen	#Altertheim #Bergtheim #Bieberehren #Eisingen #Erlabrunn #Estenfeld #Gaukönigshofen #Gerbrunn #Geroldshausen #Greußenheim #Güntersleben #Hausen bei Würzburg #Hettstadt #Holzkirchen #Kirchheim #Kist #Kleinrinderfeld	Kürnach Leinach Margetshöchheim Oberpleichfeld Prosselsheim Riedenheim Rottendorf Sonderhofen Tauberrettersheim Theilheim Thüngersheim Uettingen Unterpleichfeld Veitshöchheim Waldbrunn Waldbüttelbrunn
¹ administrated inside a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft

External link

★ Official website