Regensburg District

Regensburg District
Regensburg District
	District
	Coat of arms
	Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Upper Palatinate
Capital	Regensburg
Area
• Total	1,396 km2 (539 sq mi)

Regensburg District 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 District, Kelheim and Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz . 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