Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen

Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
District
Country  Germany
State Bavaria
Adm. region Mittelfranken
Capital Weißenburg
Area
 • Total 970.83 km2 (374.84 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)[1]
 • Total 93,342
 • Density 96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration WUG
Website landkreis-wug.de

Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen is a Kreis (district) in the west of Bavaria, Germany with au population of 95.000. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ansbach, Roth, Eichstätt and Donau-Ries. It is located in the south of Middle Franconia, 50 kilometers south of Nuremberg. Largest city and the administrative center is Weißenburg in Bayern.

Geography

The district is located on the Hahnenkamm and on the Franconian Alb in the North of the Altmühltal. In the north there are several lakes of the Franconian Lake District. Highest point of the district is the Dürrenberg. The Altmühl flows through the district. From here comes the Solnhofen limestone.

History

The district was formed in 1972 by merging the district Gunzenhausen, Weißenburg, and the previously independent urban district of Weißenburg.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the district is divided into three fields: left, right and bottom. The bottom of the coat of arms (silver kettle hats on blue) derives from the Counts of Pappenheim, and was taken from the coat of arms of the former district Weißenburg. The half eagle (black on yellow) in the right stands for the city of Weißenburg, and the red-yellow horizontal bars in the left are taken from the coat of arms of the former district Gunzenhausen.

Towns and municipalities

Towns Verwaltungsgemeinschaften Municipalities
  1. Ellingen¹
  2. Gunzenhausen
  3. Pappenheim
  4. Treuchtlingen
  5. Weißenburg in Bayern

¹ administrated inside a
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
Märkte

  1. Absberg
  2. Gnotzheim
  3. Heidenheim
  4. Markt Berolzheim
  5. Nennslingen
  6. Pleinfeld
  1. Altmühltal
  2. Ellingen
  3. Gunzenhausen
  4. Hahnenkamm
  5. Nennslingen
  1. Alesheim
  2. Bergen
  3. Burgsalach
  4. Dittenheim
  5. Ettenstatt
  6. Haundorf
  7. Höttingen
  8. Langenaltheim
  9. Meinheim
  10. Muhr am See
  11. Pfofeld
  12. Polsingen
  13. Raitenbuch
  14. Solnhofen
  15. Theilenhofen
  16. Westheim

Sights

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2016.
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