Aichach-Friedberg

District in Bavaria, GermanyAichach-FriedbergDistrict FlagCoat of armsCountryGermanyStateBavariaAdm. regionSwabiaCapitalAichachGovernment • District admin.Klaus Metzger (CSU)Area • Total781 km2 (302 sq mi)Population (31 December 2024) • Total136,803 • Density175/km2 (454/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Vehicle registrationAIC, FDBWebsitelra-aic-fdb.de Aichach-Friedberg is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northwest and clockwise) the districts of Augsburg, Donau-Ries, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Pfaffenhofen, Dachau, Fürstenfeldbruck and Landsberg, as well as by the city of Augsburg. History Aichach-Friedberg was settled by Bavarian tribes from the seventh century on. The region is sometimes called the cradle of Bavaria, since the castle of Wittelsbach was located close to the present city of Aichach. It was the ancestral castle of the Wittelsbach family, who were rulers of Bavaria for thousand years. The castle was razed to the ground in 1208, and today there is nothing else left than a memorial stone at the place. The town of Friedberg was founded in the 13th century in order to collect a toll from people us