Kelheim (district)

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

The Befreiungshalle near Kelheim

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

Towns	Municipalities
Abensberg Kelheim Mainburg Neustadt an der Donau Riedenburg	Aiglsbach Attenhofen Bad Abbach Biburg Elsendorf Essing Hausen Herrngiersdorf Ihrlerstein	Kirchdorf Langquaid Painten Rohr in Niederbayern Saal an der Donau Siegenburg Teugn Train Volkenschwand Wildenberg

External links

• Official website (German)
• Altmühltal Nature Park (German, English)