Kelheim (district)

Statistics
State:	Bavaria
Adm. Region:	Niederbayern
Capital:	Kelheim
Area:	1067 km²
Inhabitants:	109,500 (2000)
pop. density:	103 inh./km²
Car identification:	KEH
Website:	landkreis-kelheim.de
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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.

Table of contents

1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links

History

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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 resp. Weltenburg silver and black are the colours of Abensberg, which once was a free imperial city

Towns and municipalities

Abensberg Kelheim Mainburg Neustadt Riedenburg

Municipalities Aiglsbach Attenhofen Bad Abbach Biburg Elsendorf Essing Hausen Herrngiersdorf Ihrlerstein

Kirchdorf Langquaid Painten Rohr Saal Siegenburg Teugn Train Volkenschwand Wildenberg

External links

Official website (German)
Altmühltal Nature Park (German, English)