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Kelheim is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany, bound (from the north and clockwise) by the districts Regensburg, Landshut, Freising, Pfaffenhofen, Eichstätt and Neumarkt.
Geography
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The district is located halfway 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 and Weltenburg
- silver and black are the colours of Abensberg, which once was a free imperial city
Towns and municipalities
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References
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
External links
- Official website (German)
- Altmühltal Nature Park (German, English)
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