Roth (district)

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Roth

Map of Bavaria highlighting the district of Roth
State Bavaria
Adm. region Mittelfranken
Region Industrieregion Mittelfranken
District seat Roth bei Nürnberg
Area 895 km²
Population 124,200 (2000)
Pop. density 139 /km²
Licence plate code RH
Web page landkreis-roth.de

Roth is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northeast and clockwise) the districts of Nürnberger Land, Neumarkt, Eichstätt, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Ansbach and Fürth, and the cities of Schwabach and Nuremberg.

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[edit] History

In medieval times the region was ruled by many lords. Brandenburg-Ansbach and Nuremberg owned possessions in this territory, and other parts were property of clerical states. When these clerical states were dissolved in 1803, the district fell to Bavaria.

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Roth, Schwabach and Hilpoltstein.

[edit] Coat of arms

Coat of arms The coat of arms displays:
  • the black and white pattern of the Hohenzollern family, symbolising Brandenburg-Ansbach
  • a bishop's staff, symbolising the clerical states
  • a rose from the arms of the city of Roth

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Abenberg
  2. Greding
  3. Heideck
  4. Hilpoltstein
  5. Roth bei Nürnberg
  6. Spalt
  1. Allersberg
  2. Büchenbach
  3. Georgensgmünd
  4. Kammerstein
  5. Rednitzhembach
  6. Rohr
  7. Röttenbach
  8. Schwanstetten
  9. Thalmässing
  10. Wendelstein

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