Neuburg-Schrobenhausen

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Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
District

Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Oberbayern
Capital	Neuburg an der Donau
Area
• Total	740 km² (290 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2012)^[1]
• Total	91,783
• Density	120/km² (320/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	ND, SOB
Website	neuburg-schrobenhausen.de

Neuburg-Schrobenhausen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Pfaffenhofen, Aichach-Friedberg, Donau-Ries and Eichstätt, and by the city of Ingolstadt.

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 and Paar rivers, that are called the Donaumoos. 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 Electorate of the Palatinate
a wavy line symbolising the Danube River

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Neuburg an der Donau Schrobenhausen	Aresing Berg im Gau Bergheim Brunnen Burgheim Ehekirchen Gachenbach Karlshuld	Karlskron Königsmoos Langenmosen Oberhausen Rennertshofen Rohrenfels Waidhofen Weichering

References

↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2012.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Neuburg-Schrobenhausen.

Official website (German)

v t e Urban and rural districts in the Free State of Bavaria in Germany

Urban districts	Amberg Ansbach Aschaffenburg Augsburg Bamberg Bayreuth Coburg Erlangen Fürth Hof Ingolstadt Kaufbeuren Kempten Landshut Memmingen München (Munich) Nürnberg (Nuremberg) Passau Regensburg Rosenheim Schwabach Schweinfurt Straubing Weiden Würzburg

Rural districts	Aichach-Friedberg Altötting Amberg-Sulzbach Ansbach Aschaffenburg Augsburg Bad Kissingen Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen Bamberg Bayreuth Berchtesgadener Land Cham Coburg Dachau Deggendorf Dillingen Dingolfing-Landau Donau-Ries Ebersberg Eichstätt Erding Erlangen-Höchstadt Forchheim Freising Freyung-Grafenau Fürstenfeldbruck Fürth Garmisch-Partenkirchen Günzburg Haßberge Hof Kelheim Kitzingen Kronach Kulmbach Landsberg Landshut Lichtenfels Lindau Main-Spessart Miesbach Miltenberg Mühldorf München (Munich) Neuburg-Schrobenhausen Neumarkt Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim Neustadt an der Waldnaab Neu-Ulm Nürnberger Land Oberallgäu Ostallgäu Passau Pfaffenhofen Regen Regensburg Rhön-Grabfeld Rosenheim Roth Rottal-Inn Schwandorf Schweinfurt Starnberg Straubing-Bogen Tirschenreuth Traunstein Unterallgäu Weilheim-Schongau Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen Wunsiedel Würzburg

Coordinates: 48°40′N 11°10′E / 48.67°N 11.17°E / 48.67; 11.17

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