Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen

Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen  is a Landkreis (district) in the west of Bavaria, Germany with a population of 95,000. Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ansbach, Roth, Eichstätt and Donau-Ries. It is located in the south of Middle Franconia, 50 kilometres south of Nuremberg. Largest city and the administrative center is Weißenburg in Bayern.

Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
District
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionMiddle Franconia
CapitalWeißenburg
Area
 • Total970.83 km2 (374.84 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[1]
 • Total94,393
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWUG
Websitelandkreis-wug.de

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. The highest point of the district is the Dürrenberg. The Altmühl flows through the district. From here comes the Solnhofen limestone. Among its nature reserves are the Brombachmoor.

History

The district was formed in 1972 by a merger of the districts of 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 and municipalities in Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
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). July 2019.

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