Kelheim is a
''Landkreis'' (district) in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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, bound (from the north and clockwise) by the regions
Regensburg
Regensburg or is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. It is capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the state in the south of Germany. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the f ...
,
Landshut,
Freising
Freising () is a university town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Freising ''Landkreis'' (district), with a population of about 50,000.
Location
Freising is the oldest town between Regensburg and Bolzano, and is located on the ...
,
Pfaffenhofen,
Eichstätt
Eichstätt () is a town in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district of Eichstätt. It is located on the Altmühl river and has a population of around 13,000. Eichstätt is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese ...
and
Neumarkt.
Geography
![Befreiungshalle Kelheim Luftbild](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Befreiungshalle_Kelheim_Luftbild.jpg)
The district is located halfway between
Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt (, Austro-Bavarian: ) is an independent city on the Danube in Upper Bavaria with 139,553 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2022). Around half a million people live in the metropolitan area. Ingolstadt is the second largest city in Upper Ba ...
and
Regensburg
Regensburg or is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. It is capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the state in the south of Germany. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the f ...
on both banks of the
Danube
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. In the northwestern part it includes a part of the
Altmühl Valley Nature Park
The Altmühl Valley Nature Park (german: Naturpark Altmühltal) is a nature park, 2,962 km² in area, in the south German state of Bavaria. The area of the park is almost coextensive with that of the natural region major unit of the Southern ...
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
Biburg is a municipality in the district of Kelheim in Bavaria in Germany
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and
Weltenburg
*silver and black are the colours of
Abensberg, which once was a free imperial city
Towns and municipalities
References
External links
Official website(German)
(German, English)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelheim (District)
Districts of Bavaria