Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
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Neuburg-Schrobenhausen is a district in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Pfaffenhofen
Pfaffenhofen (district)
Pfaffenhofen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Eichstätt, Kelheim, Freising, Dachau and Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, and the city of Ingolstadt.-History:...

, Aichach-Friedberg
Aichach-Friedberg
Aichach-Friedberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Augsburg, Donau-Ries, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Pfaffenhofen, Dachau, Fürstenfeldbruck and Landsberg, as well as by the city of Augsburg....

, Donau-Ries
Donau-Ries
Donau-Ries is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Ansbach, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Eichstätt, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Aichach-Friedberg, Augsburg and Dillingen, and by the state of Baden-Württemberg .-History:From Palaeolithic times on the Nördlinger Ries was a very...

 and Eichstätt
Eichstätt (district)
Eichstätt is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Donau-Ries, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Roth, Neumarkt, Kelheim and Pfaffenhofen, and by the city of Ingolstadt.-History:...

, and by the city of Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt is a city in the Free State of Bavaria, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is located along the banks of the Danube River, in the center of Bavaria. As at 31 March 2011, Ingolstadt had 125.407 residents...

.

History

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Neuburg and Schrobenhausen.

Geography

The district consists of the previously swampy areas between the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....

 and Paar rivers, that are called the Donaumoos
Old Bavarian Donaumoos
The Old Bavarian Donaumoos is a former bog on the southern side of the Danube river, south west of Ingolstadt, Bavaria, in the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district. The bog, drained from 1790 onwards, has now dropped 3 metres in surface level because of the drainage and associated environmental effects...

. North of the Danube the district includes a small part of the Altmühl Valley Nature Park.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:
  • the bear's head from the city arms of Schrobenhausen
  • the heraldic lion of the Palatinate
  • a wavy line symbolising the Danube River

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Neuburg an der Donau
    Neuburg an der Donau
    Neuburg an der Donau, literally Neuburg on the Danube River, is a town which is the capital of the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district in the state of Bavaria in Germany.-Divisions:The municipality has 16 divisions:-History:...

  2. Schrobenhausen
    Schrobenhausen
    Schrobenhausen is a town in the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Paar, approx. 25 km southwest of Ingolstadt, and 35 km northeast of Augsburg....

  • Aresing
    Aresing
    Aresing is a municipality in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Berg im Gau
    Berg im Gau
    Berg im Gau is a municipality in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Bergheim
    Bergheim, Bavaria
    Bergheim is a municipality in the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district of the state of Bavaria in Germany.-History:The municipality was created on May 1, 1978, from the municipalities Bergheim, Unterstall and Attenfeld.-External links:...

  • Brunnen
    Brunnen, Bavaria
    Brunnen is a municipality in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Burgheim
    Burgheim
    Burgheim is a municipality in the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district in the state of Bavaria in Germany. It is a market town.-Divisions:The municipality contains:*Burgheim*Biding*Dezenacker*Eschling*Illdorf*Kunding*Leidling*Längloh*Moos*Ortlfing...

  • Ehekirchen
    Ehekirchen
    Ehekirchen is a municipality in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Gachenbach
    Gachenbach
    Gachenbach is a municipality in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Karlshuld
    Karlshuld
    Karlshuld is a municipality in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria in Germany.-History:The locality was created in the course of the dewatering of the Donaumooses begun at 1790 in the year 1795 as colony of Karl baron v. kind of hitting a corner. The place was until 1840 seat of an...



    1. Karlskron
      Karlskron
      Karlskron is a municipality in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria in Germany.It is located within the Old Bavarian Donaumoos....


    2. Königsmoos
      Königsmoos
      Königsmoos is a municipality in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria in Germany.It is located within the Old Bavarian Donaumoos....


    3. Langenmosen
      Langenmosen
      Langenmosen is a municipality in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria in Germany....


    4. Oberhausen
      Oberhausen (near Neuburg)
      Oberhausen is a municipality in the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district in the state of Bavaria in Germany.Oberhausen combines historic Oberhausen, Unterhausen, Sinning and Kreut....


    5. Rennertshofen
      Rennertshofen
      Rennertshofen is a municipality in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria in Germany.-References:...


    6. Rohrenfels
      Rohrenfels
      Rohrenfels is a municipality in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria in Germany....


    7. Waidhofen
      Waidhofen, Bavaria
      Waidhofen is a municipality in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria in Germany.The former farmstead Hinterkaifeck, site of six murders in 1922, falls within this municipality and within the formerly existing municipality of Wangen.-References:...


    8. Weichering
      Weichering
      Weichering is a municipality in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria in Germany....



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