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,
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 on both banks of the
Danube
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. 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
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