Kelheim (district)

Kelheim is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany, bound (from the north and clockwise) by the districts Regensburg, Landshut, Freising, Pfaffenhofen, Eichstätt and Neumarkt.

Kelheim
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Lower Bavaria
Capital	Kelheim
Government
• District admin.	Martin Neumeyer (CSU)
Area
• Total	1,067 km2 (412 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2024)[1]
• Total	126,037
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	KEH, RID, MAI, ROL, PAR
Website	landkreis-kelheim.de

Geography

The Befreiungshalle near Kelheim

The district is located halfway between Ingolstadt and Regensburg on both banks of the Danube. In the northwestern part it includes a part of the Altmühl Valley Nature Park and the confluence of Altmühl and Danube.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

• the blue and white checked pattern of Bavaria
• the roses symbolise the monasteries of Biburg and Weltenburg
• silver and black are the colours of Abensberg, which once was a free imperial city

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Towns	Municipalities
Abensberg Kelheim Mainburg Neustadt an der Donau Riedenburg	Aiglsbach Attenhofen Bad Abbach Biburg Elsendorf Essing Hausen Herrngiersdorf Ihrlerstein	Kirchdorf Langquaid Painten Rohr in Niederbayern Saal an der Donau Siegenburg Teugn Train Volkenschwand Wildenberg