Regensburg (district)

Regensburg
District

Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Oberpfalz
Capital	Regensburg
Area
• Total	1,396 km² (539 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)^[1]
• Total	189,390
• Density	140/km² (350/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	R
Website	landkreis-regensburg.de

Regensburg is an administrative district (German: Landkreis) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Schwandorf, Cham, Straubing-Bogen, Kelheim and Neumarkt. The city of Regensburg is enclosed by, but does not belong to the district; it is nonetheless its administrative seat.

History

The region became a part of Bavaria in the late 12th century, when the line of the counts of Regensburg and Stefling came to an end. While Regensburg became a Free Imperial City (meaning subordinate to the emperor only), the surrounding lands were Bavarian property.

While the district dates back to medieval times, its present shape was established in 1972.

Geography

The district is located on either side of the Danube. Another major river is the Regen which joins the Danube in Regensburg. In its northernmost parts the district is occupied by the foothills of the Bavarian Forest.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

the blue and white checked pattern of Bavaria
the red and white arms of the Regensburg abbey
the red cross from the arms of Prüfening Abbey

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Hemau Neutraubling Wörth an der Donau	Alteglofsheim Altenthann Aufhausen Bach an der Donau Barbing Beratzhausen Bernhardswald Brennberg Brunn Deuerling Donaustauf Duggendorf Eckmühl Hagelstadt Holzheim am Forst Kallmünz Köfering Laaber Lappersdorf Mintraching	Mötzing Nittendorf Obertraubling Pentling Pettendorf Pfakofen Pfatter Pielenhofen Regenstauf Riekofen Schierling Sinzing Sünching Tegernheim Thalmassing Wenzenbach Wiesent Wolfsegg Zeitlarn

References

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Regensburg.

Official website (German)

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: 49°05′N 12°10′E / 49.08°N 12.17°E / 49.08; 12.17

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 234134409 GND: 4048990-5

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