Neu-Ulm (district)

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Neu-Ulm

Map of Bavaria highlighting the district of Neu-Ulm
State Bavaria
Adm. region Swabia
Region Donau-Iller
District seat Neu-Ulm
Area 515 km²
Population 163,179 (30th June 2004)
Pop. density 316 /km²
Licence plate code NU
Web page landkreis.neu-ulm.de

Neu-Ulm is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Günzburg and Unterallgäu and the state of Baden-Württemberg (districts Biberach and Alb-Donau, city of Ulm).

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[edit] History

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Neu-Ulm and Illertissen with the previously district-free city of Neu-Ulm.

[edit] Geography

The district includes the eastern metropolitan area of the city of Ulm. The Danube and its tributary, the Iller, form the western border of the district.

[edit] Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:
  • the moor from the arms of Kirchberg
  • the horn from the arms of Neuffen

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Illertissen
  2. Neu-Ulm
  3. Senden
  4. Vöhringen
  5. Weißenhorn
  1. Altenstadt
  2. Bellenberg
  3. Buch
  4. Elchingen
  5. Holzheim
  6. Kellmünz
  1. Nersingen
  2. Oberroth
  3. Osterberg
  4. Pfaffenhofen an der Roth
  5. Roggenburg
  6. Unterroth

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