Neu-Ulm is a
''Landkreis'' (district) in
Swabia
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The name is ultimately derived from the medieval Duchy of ...
,
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of
Günzburg
Günzburg (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Genzburg'') is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is a ''Große Kreisstadt'' and the capital of the Swabian Günzburg (district), district Günzburg. This district was constituted in 1972 by combining the city ...
and
Unterallgäu
Unterallgäu is a Districts of Germany, ''Landkreis'' (district) in Swabia (Bavaria), Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Neu-Ulm (district), Neu-Ulm, Günzburg (district), Günzburg, Augsburg (district), ...
and the state of
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
(districts
Biberach and
Alb-Donau
Alb-Donau-Kreis is a (district) in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Biberach (district), Biberach, Reutlingen (district), Reutlingen, Göppingen (district), Göppingen and Heidenheim ( ...
, city of
Ulm
Ulm () is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube on the border with Bavaria. The city, which has an estimated population of more than 126,000 (2018), forms an urban district of its own (german: link=no, ...
).
The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Neu-Ulm and Illertissen with the previously district-free city of Neu-Ulm.
The district includes the eastern metropolitan area of the city of
Ulm
Ulm () is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube on the border with Bavaria. The city, which has an estimated population of more than 126,000 (2018), forms an urban district of its own (german: link=no, ...
. The
Danube
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and its tributary, the
Iller
The Iller (; ancient name Ilargus) is a river of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube, long.
It is formed at the confluence of the rivers Breitach, Stillach and Trettach near Oberstdorf in the Allgäu ...
, form the western border of the district.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms displays:
* the moor from the arms of Kirchberg
* the horn from the arms of Neuffen
Towns and municipalities
References
External links
* (German)
Districts of Bavaria
Mittelschwaben
Swabia (Bavaria)
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