List of administrative districts and cities in Bavaria

Counties and cities in Bavaria

The Free State of Bavaria is divided into a total of 71  rural districts and 25 independent cities . This list of rural districts and independent cities in Bavaria gives a general overview of these including their most important data. The current administrative structure of the Free State came about through the district reform of July 1, 1972 , in which the previous 143 districts and 48 independent cities were restructured. With effect from May 1, 1973, 25 districts were renamed.

With an area of ​​70,550.11 square kilometers, the Free State of Bavaria is the largest state in the Federal Republic of Germany . In terms of population, it ranks second with 13,124,737 people. The average population density is 186 inhabitants per square kilometer, although this can vary greatly within the individual districts. The population density in the state capital Munich is 4777 inhabitants per square kilometer, 528 inhabitants per square kilometer in the Munich district and only 66 inhabitants per square kilometer in the Neustadt an der Waldnaab district . The most populous district is the district of Munich with 350,473 inhabitants, the poorest in the district of Lichtenfels with 66,776 inhabitants. The largest independent city is the state capital Munich with 1,484,226 inhabitants. The largest district in terms of area is the district of Ansbach , which, with 1,971.84 square kilometers, ranks 32nd in terms of the size of the districts in Germany. The smallest district is the Fürth district with an area of ​​307.55 square kilometers .

The urban and rural districts are assigned to seven  administrative districts :

Administrative district	coat of arms	Administrative headquarters	Counties	independent cities
Middle Franconia		Ansbach	7th	5
Lower Bavaria		Landshut	9	3
Upper Bavaria		Munich	20th	3
Upper Franconia		Bayreuth	9	4th
Upper Palatinate		regensburg	7th	3
Swabia		augsburg	10	4th
Lower Franconia		Wurzburg	9	3
Bavaria		Munich	71	25th

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The following list is structured as follows:

• District, independent city: Name of the district or the independent city
• District town: Name of the district town: The cell is empty for urban districts.
• Largest municipality: Largest municipality in the district according to number of inhabitants: The cell is empty in the urban districts.
• Coat of arms: the official coat of arms of the district or the independent city
• Reg.-Bez., Location: administrative district and location map of the districts or cities within the Free State of Bavaria
• Motor vehicle: vehicle registration number of the respective regional authority
• Ew: Population of the respective regional authority as of December 31, 2019
• Area: Area of ​​the respective regional authority in square kilometers (km²)
• Ew / km²: population density in inhabitants per square kilometer
• Notes: further information regarding bordering federal states or neighboring states, special features and the like
• Image: a typical image from the region with which the respective regional authority is identified

Overview

District, independent city	County seat	Largest community	coat of arms	Reg.-Bez. location	Vehicle	Ew	Area (in km²)	Ew / km²	Remarks	image
Aichach-Friedberg	Aichach	Friedberg		Swabia	AIC, FDB	134,655	780.33	173	As the former ancestral seat of the Wittelsbachers, also called Wittelsbacher Land . The Altlandkreis Aichach belonged before the district reform in 1972 for the district of Upper Bavaria.
Altötting	Altötting	Burghausen		Upper Bavaria	AÖ, LF	111,516	569.35	196	The birthplace of Pope Benedict XVI is in the Altötting district . , the municipality of Marktl . The Gnadenkapelle Altötting is an important Bavarian pilgrimage site . The longest castle in Europe is located in Burghausen .
Amberg (independent city)				Upper Palatinate	AT THE	42.207	50.14	842	The historic city is one of the best preserved medieval city complexes. Here you will find the Eh'häusl , the Electoral Palace and the Electoral Government Chancellery as well as the St. Martin Church and the Maria Hilf pilgrimage church .
Amberg-Sulzbach	On the mountain	Sulzbach-Rosenberg		Upper Palatinate	AS, BUL , ESB , NAB , SUL	103.049	1,255.75	82	The western district is located in the Upper Palatinate Jura , part of the Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park on the south-eastern edge of Franconian Switzerland . Sulzbach was the capital of the Duchy of Pfalz-Sulzbach .
Ansbach (independent city)				Middle Franconia	ON	41,798	99.91	418	The government of Middle Franconia has its seat in the former residence of the Margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach . The St. Gumbertus monastery also dates from this period .
Ansbach	Ansbach	Wet cheeks		Middle Franconia	AN , DKB, FEU, ROT	184,591	1,971.84	94	The district is separated from northwest to southeast by the European watershed . Rothenburg ob der Tauber is known as a well-preserved medieval town .
Aschaffenburg (independent city)				Lower Franconia	FROM	71.002	62.47	1137	Johannisburg Castle dominates the image of the city, which is considered the gateway to the Spessart and, because of its mild climate, is also known as the Bavarian Nice .
Aschaffenburg	Aschaffenburg	Alzenau		Lower Franconia	AB , ALZ	174,200	699.15	249	The former film set and postage stamps of Mespelbrunn Castle and Alzenau Castle as the venue for the Castle Festival and the Franconian Music Days are well worth seeing .
Augsburg (independent city)				Swabia	A.	296,582	146.84	2020	The Plärrer is the largest folk festival in Bavarian Swabia and the third largest in Bavaria. It takes place in spring, starting on Easter Sunday, and in late summer.
augsburg	augsburg	Koenigsbrunn		Swabia	A , SMÜ, WHO	253,468	1,071.13	237	The Mercateum , the largest globe in the world based on historical cartography, is located in Königsbrunn . In the Archaeological Museum Königsbrunn you will find special, mainly regional exhibits.
Bad Kissingen	Bad Kissingen	Bad Kissingen		Lower Franconia	KG, BRK, HAB	103.235	1,136.96	91	The district is strongly influenced by tourism through the spas in Bad Kissingen , Bad Brückenau and Bad Bocklet , the low mountain range and numerous ruins and palaces such as Saaleck Castle in Hammelburg.
Bad Toelz-Wolfratshausen	Bad Tölz	Geretsried		Upper Bavaria	TÖL, WOR	127.917	1,110.69	115	The district is characterized by the Isar and Loisach as well as alpine lakes such as the Walchensee . The southern district lies in the Karwendel and reaches the highest point with the Schafreuter . The Benediktbeuern monastery, founded around 739/740, is located at the foot of the Benediktenwand .
Bamberg (independent city)				Upper Franconia	BA	77,373	54.62	1416	The lovely Old Town has the largest preserved historic center in Germany and since 1993 as a World Heritage Site in the list of UNESCO entered. In addition, Bamberg is known nationwide for its diverse and independent beer tradition .
Bamberg	Bamberg	Hirschaid		Upper Franconia	BA	147.163	1,167.83	126	Here are parts of the three nature parks Steigerwald , Franconian Switzerland and Haßberge .
Bayreuth (independent city)				Upper Franconia	BT	74,783	66.93	1117	Bayreuth was the residence of the Principality of Bayreuth . The Richard Wagner Festival takes place here every year in the Festival Hall on the Green Hill .
Bayreuth	Bayreuth	Pegnitz		Upper Franconia	BT, EBS , ESB , KEM , MÜB , PEG	103.664	1,273.74	81	In the district of Bayreuth lies part of Franconian Switzerland with the Devil's Cave and the Sophien Cave .
Berchtesgadener Land	Bad Reichenhall	Bad Reichenhall		Upper Bavaria	BGL, BGD, LF , REI	105,929	839.92	126	In the southern district, the Königssee lies at the foot of the Watzmann in the Berchtesgaden Alps . The area is part of the national park in the Berchtesgaden Biosphere Reserve .
Cham	Cham	Cham		Upper Palatinate	CHA, KÖZ, ROD , WÜM	127.998	1,520.17	84	The district lies in the Upper Bavarian Forest Nature Park , the Upper Palatinate Forest and the Bavarian Forest .
Coburg (independent city)				Upper Franconia	CO, NEC	41,072	48.29	851	The former residence of the dukes of Saxe-Coburg has a very well preserved old town. The Veste Coburg , also known as the Franconian Crown , is the second largest preserved castle in Germany.
Coburg	Coburg	Neustadt near Coburg		Upper Franconia	CO, NEC	86,747	590.47	147	The northern part of the district lies in the foreland of the Thuringian Forest . The Lauterberg nature reserve is located in the Long Mountains .
Dachau	Dachau	Dachau		Upper Bavaria	DAH	154,899	579.18	267	The Amper separates the moorland in the south from the rest of the area, which consists mainly of hill country.
Deggendorf	Deggendorf	Deggendorf		Lower Bavaria	DEG	119,478	861.3	139	The district area lies partly in the Bavarian Forest and is traversed from northwest to southeast by the Danube , into which the Isar flows here.
Dillingen on the Danube	Dillingen on the Danube	Dillingen on the Danube		Swabia	DLG, WHO	96,562	792.22	122	The district is traversed by the Danube from southwest to northeast and has a share in the foothills of the Swabian Alb and the Donauried .
Dingolfing-Landau	Dingolfing	Dingolfing		Lower Bavaria	DGF, LAN	96,683	877.79	110	The Growing rocks of Uster Ling is one of the most important geotopes Germany . The Duke's Castle of Straubing-Holland in Dingolfing is a very well-preserved architectural monument from the early 15th century .
Danube Ries	Donauwörth	Nordlingen		Swabia	DON, Lower Austria	133,783	1,274.68	105	In the northwest of the district, the Ries event took place around 15 million years ago , from which the Nördlinger Ries emerged . After the district reform in 1972, the district was initially called Nördlingen-Donauwörth with Nördlingen as the district seat , in 1973 it was renamed and Donauwörth was the administrative seat.
Ebersberg	Ebersberg	Vaterstetten		Upper Bavaria	EBE	143,649	549.36	261	The Ebersberger Forst is one of the largest contiguous forest areas in Germany that is not interrupted by any settlement. At the edge of the lake lies the Egglburger See in a nature reserve .
Eichstatt	Eichstatt	Eichstatt		Upper Bavaria	EGG	132,881	1,214.06	109	The Altmühltal Nature Park has its core area here. The area of ​​the district belonged to the Hochstift Eichstätt before 1800 . Until 1972 Eichstätt was an independent city.
Erding	Erding	Erding		Upper Bavaria	ED	138.182	870.72	159	In the west of the district, the new Munich Airport was built in Erdinger Moos and opened in 1992. About half of the airport is in the district area.
Erlangen (independent city)				Middle Franconia	HE	112,528	76.95	1462	The inner city was built as a baroque plan and ideal city with dead straight street and square fronts and uniform facades of the almost entirely two and three-story eaves-facing houses. The Margravial Palace , together with the palace garden , orangery and Concord Church, forms a self-contained baroque ensemble.
Erlangen-Höchstadt	gain	Herzogenaurach		Middle Franconia	ERH, HÖS	137.262	564.66	243	The Main-Danube Canal runs through the district in a north-south direction. When the districts of Erlangen and Höchstadt were united , Höchstadt an der Aisch lost its status as a district town .
Forchheim	Forchheim	Forchheim		Upper Franconia	FO, EBS , PEG	116.203	642.79	181	The majority of the district lies in the Franconian Switzerland Nature Park . Hiltpoltstein Castle is an almost completely preserved castle, and the castle and fortress in Forchheim have been preserved.
Freising	Freising	Freising		Upper Bavaria	FS	180.007	799.83	225	Here is the former bishop's seat of the former Hochstift Freising , the Freising Cathedral . Half of the new Munich Airport is located in the Freising district.
Freyung-Grafenau	Freyung	Waldkirchen		Lower Bavaria	FRG, GRA, WOS	78,362	984.15	80	In the north lies the Bavarian Forest National Park , which also extends over the neighboring district of Regen .
Fürstenfeldbruck	Fürstenfeldbruck	Germering		Upper Bavaria	FFB	219.311	434.79	504	The former Cistercian - Kloster Furstenfeld was in 1263 by Duke Ludwig II. Donated. The attempt to rescue Israeli athletes from hostages during the 1972 Olympics ended at Fürstenfeldbruck airfield .
Fürth (independent city)				Middle Franconia	FÜ	128,497	63.35	2028	The title of City of Science was awarded to Fürth by the Bavarian State Minister for Science on its 1000th anniversary in 2007. Due to minor damage during the Second World War, the historic cityscape has largely been preserved.
Fuerth	Zirndorf	Zirndorf		Middle Franconia	FÜ	117,853	307.55	383	The castle of the same name is in Markt Cadolzburg . The Hainberg nature reserve contains the largest sandy grassland area in Northern Bavaria. The humming top was invented in Zirndorf around 1913 .
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Garmisch-Partenkirchen		Upper Bavaria	Cap	88,424	1,012.22	87	The Wetterstein Mountains and Karwendel begin in the south . The Ettal Abbey , Linderhof Palace and the Oberammergau Passion Play are well worth seeing .
Gunzburg	Gunzburg	Gunzburg		Swabia	GZ, KRU	127.027	762.44	167	The district is part of the Swabian Baroque Corner . Significant baroque buildings in the district are the Wettenhausen , Ursberg and Edelstetten monasteries , the pilgrimage churches of All Saints and Maria Vesperbild , the parish church of St. Michael in Krumbach and the Frauenkirche in Günzburg . In the north of the district, the district has a share in the Donauried , in the east in the Augsburg-Westliche Wälder nature park . In 2002 Legoland Germany (amusement park) opened near Günzburg . The Krumbad in the district is the oldest spa in Swabia.
Hatred Mountains	Hassfurt	Hassfurt		Lower Franconia	HAS, EBN, GEO , HOH	84,384	956.38	88	The district is named after the low mountain range Haßberge , which rise in the nature park of the same name . Here, especially at Lichtenstein Castle, there are rocky seas made from Rhaetian sandstone blocks .
Hof (independent city)				Upper Franconia	HO	45,825	58.03	790	The city lies in the valley of the Saxon Saale . In the northeast of the city center is the Theresienstein Citizens' Park , which began in the early 19th century. The Biedermeier ensemble along Ludwigstrasse from the mid-19th century in Hof is of art historical importance .
court	court	Münchberg		Upper Franconia	HO , MÜB , NAI, REH , SAN	94,801	892.52	106	Between the Franconian Forest , the Bavarian Vogtland and the Fichtel Mountains , which surround the district, the Münchberger Gneissasse lies southwest of Hof .
Ingolstadt (independent city)				Upper Bavaria	IN	137.392	133.37	1030	Ingolstadt has a largely preserved historic old town with buildings from all epochs of the city's history. The Bavarian Beer Purity Law was issued here in 1516 .
Kaufbeuren (independent city)				Swabia	Theatrical Version	44,398	40.03	1109	The former free imperial city lies on the Wertach . The city's landmark is the five-button tower , one of several towers that come from the former historic city wall.
Kelheim	Kelheim	Kelheim		Lower Bavaria	KEH, MAY , PAR , RID, ROL	123.058	1,065.97	115	The western district lies in the Altmühltal nature park , the southern one forms the hill country of the Hallertau . The Danube Gorge near Weltenburg and the Liberation Hall on the Michelsberg above Kelheim are worth seeing .
Kempten (Allgäu) (independent city)				Swabia	KE	69,151	63.28	1093	The independent city of Kempten (Allgäu) is one of the oldest cities in Germany with a city history of around 2,100 years. It is the second largest city in Bavarian Swabia.
Kitzingen	Kitzingen	Kitzingen		Lower Franconia	KT	91,155	684.19	133	The German Carnival Museum is housed in the crooked Faltertum in Kitzingen . In Geiselwind Bavaria is the largest amusement park .
Kronach	Kronach	Kronach		Upper Franconia	KC, SAN	66,743	651.53	102	The majority of the district area lies in the Franconian Forest . The Rosenberg Fortress near Kronach , one of the largest preserved fortifications in Europe, and the moated Mitwitz Castle are located here .
Kulmbach	Kulmbach	Kulmbach		Upper Franconia	KU, EBS , SAN	71,566	658.34	109	The largest tin figure museum in the world with more than 300,000 figures is housed in the Kulmbacher Plassenburg .
Landsberg am Lech	Landsberg am Lech	Landsberg am Lech		Upper Bavaria	LL	120,302	804.38	150	The Ammersee, the third largest lake in Bavaria, lies entirely in the district, with the exception of the east bank. The well-preserved city ​​fortifications of Landsberg am Lech and Kaltenberg Castle , the venue of the Kaltenberg knight tournament, are worth seeing .
Landshut (independent city)				Lower Bavaria	LA	73.411	65.81	1115	The city's landmarks are the Martinskirche with the tallest brick tower in the world and Trausnitz Castle . The Landshut Wedding , a historical festival, takes place every four years .
Landshut	Landshut	Ergolding		Lower Bavaria	LA , MAY , MAL , ROL , VIB	159,895	1,347.89	119	The north-west of the district is in the Hallertau hop-growing region . The Archaeological Museum Essenbach shows the settlement history of the middle Isar valley .
Lichtenfels	Lichtenfels	Lichtenfels		Upper Franconia	LIF, STE	66,776	519.95	128	The part of the district south of the Main lies in the Franconian Switzerland Nature Park . The God's Garden with the Langheim Abbey extends along the Upper Main .
Lindau (Lake Constance)	Lindau (Lake Constance)	Lindau (Lake Constance)		Swabia	LI	81,981	323.44	253	In the border triangle between Germany, Austria and Switzerland, on the eastern shore of Lake Constance , the city of Lindau is partly on an island. Scheidegg is the sunniest place in Bavaria.
Main-Spessart	Karlstadt	Lohr am Main		Lower Franconia	MSP	126.158	1,321.42	95	The Main and the Spessart shape the district, while the Archaeological Spessart Project provides information on current research in and about the Spessart. Shortly after the regional reform, the district seat was moved from Lohr am Main to Karlstadt .
Memmingen (independent city)				Swabia	MM	44,100	70.14	629	The Upper Swabian , former free imperial city is also known as the gateway to the Allgäu due to its proximity to the Allgäu . Memmingen's origins go back to Roman times. With its squares, town and patrician houses, palaces and the city fortifications, the old town is one of the best-preserved in southern Germany. Here the Memming Freedom Prize 1525 is awarded in memory of the Twelve Articles . The Wallenstein Festival has been held since 1980 . Fisherman's Day and the Memminger Children's Festival take place every year.
Miesbach	Miesbach	Wooden churches		Upper Bavaria	MB	100.010	866.23	115	Here on the northern edge of the Bavarian Alps lie the Schliersee and the Tegernsee , on the lakeshore of the Tegernsee Monastery . The Schlierseer Bauerntheater is the oldest Bavarian farmer's theater.
Miltenberg	Miltenberg	Erlenbach am Main		Lower Franconia	MIL, OBB	128,743	715.86	180	The Odenwald and the Spessart together with historical buildings and castles determine the landscape. The historic old town of Miltenberg and the Mildenburg as well as the ruins of the Collenburg on the right bank of the Main are worth seeing .
Mühldorf am Inn	Mühldorf am Inn	Waldkraiburg		Upper Bavaria	MÜ, VIB , WS	115,872	805.31	144	The area around Mühldorf a.Inn belonged as an enclave to the Salzburg monastery and only became Bavarian in 1802. Mühldorf has a historic town center with buildings in the Inn-Salzach style . In the center of Schwindegg is a Renaissance moated castle .
Munich (state capital)				Upper Bavaria	M.	1,484,226	310.7	4777	The state capital and Olympic city from 1972 is the third largest city ​​in Germany . The Frauenkirche is a landmark . In the fall takes place on the Theresienwiese , the Oktoberfest instead.
Munich	Munich	Unterschleissheim		Upper Bavaria	M , AIB , WOR	350,473	664.25	528	The landscape is shaped by the Munich gravel plain , which is cut in the south by the high bank of the Isar . Schleissheim Palace is one of the most important baroque complexes in Germany . The medieval Grünwald Castle is well preserved .
Neuburg-Schrobenhausen	Neuburg on the Danube	Neuburg on the Danube		Upper Bavaria	ND, SOB	97,303	739.81	132	The European Asparagus Museum is located in Schrobenhausen in one of the most important asparagus growing areas in Germany . In Schloss Neuburg other museums are housed.
Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate	Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate	Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate		Upper Palatinate	NM, PAR	134,573	1,344.11	100	In addition to the historic old towns of the district, there are numerous places worth seeing, such as the baroque pilgrimage church Maria Hilf , the Count Palatine Palace , the Wolfstein castle ruins and the King Otto stalactite cave .
Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim	Neustadt an der Aisch	Neustadt an der Aisch		Middle Franconia	NEA, SEF, UFF	101.014	1,267.56	80	In the south of the district lies the Frankenhöhe Nature Park and in the north the Steigerwald with Schwarzenberg Castle .
Neustadt an der Waldnaab	Neustadt an der Waldnaab	Vohenstrauss		Upper Palatinate	NEW, ESB , VOH	94,450	1,427.67	66	In the Nature Park Northern Upper Palatinate Forest , there are numerous castles and ruins as Flossenburg , Schellenberg or Leuchtenberg . Bavaria's largest military training area is the Grafenwöhr military training area .
New Ulm	New Ulm	New Ulm		Swabia	NU, ILL	175.204	515.86	340	The district is located on the so-called Iller-Lech-Platte. The castle of the patrician family Vöhlin in Illertissen , St. Johann Baptist and Roggenburg Abbey are well worth seeing .
Nuremberg (independent city)				Middle Franconia	N	518.370	186.38	2781	The Nuremberg Castle is a landmark and one of the most important art and architectural monuments in the city of Nuremberg . The Schöne Brunnen is part of Nuremberg's historical mile and shines above all at the Christkindlesmarkt .
Nuremberg country	Run on the Pegnitz	Run on the Pegnitz		Middle Franconia	LAU, ESB , HEB, N , PEG	170,792	799.57	214	In the foreland to the Franconian Alb there are numerous castles and ruins such as Hohenstein , Veldenstein Castle and the Rothenberg Fortress .
Oberallgäu	Sonthofen	Sonthofen		Swabia	OA	156.008	1528	102	The southernmost district in Germany comprises the central area of ​​the Allgäu Alps . The Breitachklamm is located in the alpine area with the Hochfrottspitze . Oberstdorf is an important center for winter sports .
Ostallgäu	Marktoberdorf	Marktoberdorf		Swabia	OAL, FÜS, MOD	141.182	1,394.91	101	The castles of Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein are located here .
Passau (independent city)				Lower Bavaria	PA	52,803	69.57	759	Thanks to Italian builders and houses in the Inn and Salzach style, the three-river city is also known as the Venice of Bavaria due to its Mediterranean flair .
Passau	Passau	Vilshofen on the Danube		Lower Bavaria	PA	192.656	1,530.29	126	The area that was mainly part of the Passau monastery before 1800 became Bavarian in 1806. Im from the Danube , Inn and Rott embossed area, numerous castles, palaces and monasteries, as are castle Freudensee , Schloss Neuburg am Inn and Monastery Sankt Salvator .
Pfaffenhofen on the Ilm	Pfaffenhofen on the Ilm	Pfaffenhofen on the Ilm		Upper Bavaria	PAF	128,227	761.14	168	Most of the district belongs to the Hallertau . The German Hop Museum is located here in Wolnzach . The Scheyern Monastery , Vohburg Castle , Reichertshausen Castle and Rohrbach Castle are all worth seeing .
rain	rain	rain		Lower Bavaria	REG, VIT	77,410	974.92	79	In the north-east of the district is the north-western extension area of ​​the Bavarian Forest National Park . The highest mountain is the Great Arber . The namesake is the river Regen .
Regensburg (independent city)				Upper Palatinate	R.	153.094	80.7	1897	The old town of Regensburg with the Stadtamhof district is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The stone bridge over the Danube and the Regensburg Cathedral on Domplatz are the city's landmarks.
regensburg	regensburg	Regenstauf		Upper Palatinate	R.	194.070	1,391.9	139	The landscape is shaped by the valleys of the Danube , Laaber , Regen and Naab as well as the foothills of the Bavarian Forest in the east and the Franconian Alb in the west. Castles and palaces such as Schloss Wörth are mainly found along the Danube .
Rhön-Grabfeld	Bad Neustadt an der Saale	Bad Neustadt an der Saale		Lower Franconia	NES, CAN, MET	79,635	1,021.77	78	The Rhön covers the west of the district with the Wechterswinkel Monastery , the Red and Black Moor . The Franconian Saale rises in the Grabfeld east and south-east of Bad Königshofen from two source streams.
Rosenheim (independent city)				Upper Bavaria	RO	63,551	37.22	1707	The favorable traffic situation between Munich , Salzburg and Innsbruck , the proximity to the Chiemgau and Chiemsee as well as the beautiful old town make Rosenheim tourist and economical interesting.
Rosenheim	Rosenheim	Bad Aibling		Upper Bavaria	RO , AIB , WS	261,330	1,439.54	182	The district includes, among other things, part of the Chiemsee . However, only a few bays and the three larger islands - Herrenchiemsee , Frauenchiemsee and the uninhabited Krautinsel - belong to the district area.
Roth	Roth	Roth		Middle Franconia	RH, HIP	126,749	895.39	142	In addition to the half-timbered houses in many communities, there are numerous castles such as Abenberg Castle and Wernfels Castle . The area of ​​the district of Roth came to Bavaria in 1806 after the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803.
Rottal Inn	Parish churches	Eggenfelden		Lower Bavaria	PAN, EG, GRI, VIB	121.502	1,281.42	95	The district is named after the two rivers Rott , which divides it in a west-east direction, and the Inn , which forms the border with Austria.
Schwabach (independent city)				Middle Franconia	SC	40,981	40.82	1004	Schwabach is famous for its gold bats and the gold leaf they produce and export worldwide . The Golden Hall in the town hall, decorated with 14,000 sheets of Schwabach gold leaf, was designed by Kurt Severin and Max Friese .
Schwandorf	Schwandorf	Schwandorf		Upper Palatinate	SAD, BUL , NAB , NEN, OVI, ROD	147,872	1,464.97	101	The district area includes the Upper Palatinate Forest in the northeast and the Upper Palatinate hill country in the southwest. The Renaissance arcades of Fronberg Castle in Schwandorf- Fronberg are of cultural and historical significance . In Burglengenfeld that found anti-WAAhnsinns Festival 1986 instead.
Schweinfurt (independent city)				Lower Franconia	SW	53,426	35.7	1497	The German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina was founded in the former Free Imperial City in 1652 , today's National Academy of Sciences.
Schweinfurt	Schweinfurt	Werneck		Lower Franconia	SW , GEO	115,445	841.46	137	Parts of the Steigerwald and Haßberge nature parks and the Schweinfurt Rhön are located in the third largest wine district in Franconia . Werneck Castle , with the English Garden, is the seat of one of the oldest psychiatric clinics in Germany.
Starnberg	Starnberg	Starnberg		Upper Bavaria	STA, WOR	136,667	487.71	280	The district area corresponds to the region of the Five Lakes State . The Andechs monastery church is an important place of pilgrimage in Bavaria. The votive chapel in Berg lies above the place where the body of Ludwig II was found.
Straubing (independent city)				Lower Bavaria	SR	47,791	67.58	707	Straubing's landmark is the city ​​tower . The Straubing Gäubodenvolksfest is the second largest folk festival in old Bavaria .
Straubing arch	Straubing	arc		Lower Bavaria	SR , BOG, MAL	101.120	1,201.94	84	The landscape of the district is characterized by the Danube plain , the fertile Gäuboden in the center and the Bavarian Forest in the north. The Bavarian diamonds have their origins in the Straubing-Bogen district . The destination of the oldest pilgrimage to Mary in Bavaria has been the Bogenberg pilgrimage church since 1104 .
Tirschenreuth	Tirschenreuth	Tirschenreuth		Upper Palatinate	TIR, KEM	72,046	1,084.23	66	In Waldsassen is the basilica , one of the bemerkenswertesten baroque churches in Bavaria, and in Waldnaabtal lies the castle Falkenberg . In 1628 the eastern district , which largely belonged to the Waldsassen monastery , became part of Bavaria.
Traunstein	Traunstein	Traunreut		Upper Bavaria	TS, LF	177.319	1534	116	The district includes the Chiemgau Alps in the south , the lake, river and hill landscape of the Chiemgau in the north and almost entirely the "Bavarian Sea", the Chiemsee .
Unterallgäu	Mindelheim	Bad Woerishofen		Swabia	MN	145.341	1,230.06	118	In the district there are a large number of landscape and nature reserves , including the Benninger Ried , as well as almost 500 designated biotopes and more than 100 natural monuments. The Mindelburg is a landmark of Mindelheim .
Weiden in the Upper Palatinate (independent city)				Upper Palatinate	WHOM	42,743	70.55	606	The city center with the old town hall and the gabled houses from the period after 1540 is well worth seeing. The Art Nouveau church of St. Josef is the largest church building in the diocese of Regensburg after the Middle Ages .
Weilheim-Schongau	Weilheim in Upper Bavaria	Weilheim in Upper Bavaria		Upper Bavaria	WM, SOG	135,478	966.37	140	The circle is the center of the Pfaffenwinkel with the Welfenmünster in the Premonstratensian monastery Steingaden and the Wieskirche .
Weissenburg-Gunzenhausen	Weißenburg in Bavaria	Weißenburg in Bavaria		Middle Franconia	WUG, GUN	94,734	970.91	98	In the district is the Franconian Lake District, one of the largest artificially created lake areas in Europe. The stamp motif Ellinger Tor is part of the Weißenburg city ​​wall from the 14th century.
Wunsiedel in the Fichtel Mountains	Wunsiedel	Marktredwitz		Upper Franconia	WUN, MAK, REH , SEL	72,655	606.43	120	The district area lies entirely in the Fichtel Mountains and the nature park of the same name . The Rhine-Danube watershed runs along the border with the Bayreuth district .
Würzburg (independent city)				Lower Franconia	WÜ	127.934	87.63	1460	The Fortress Marienberg is the symbol of the city and the Wurzburg Residence part of the UNESCO - World Heritage Site .
Wurzburg	Wurzburg	Ochsenfurt		Lower Franconia	WÜ , OCH	162,302	968.4	168	The FFH area Gramschatzer Wald is located east of the Main , which flows through the district from southeast to northwest.
Bavaria						13.124.737	70,550.11	186

See also

• History of regional reform in Bavaria from 1971 to 1980
• District reforms in Bavaria (restructuring measures from 1972)
• List of districts and district offices in Bavaria (historical list)
• List of districts in Germany
• List of urban districts in Bavaria (historical list)
• List of independent cities in Germany

literature

• Wilhelm Volkert (Hrsg.): Handbook of the Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior: Directory of the municipalities, administrative communities and municipality-free areas in Bavaria as of January 1, 2013 . Online at www.verkuendung-bayern.de, accessed on June 19, 2016.
2. ↑ Bavarian ordinance on the reorganization of Bavaria into counties and urban districts of December 27, 1971 (GVBl. P. 495)
3. ↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
4. ↑ [1] (accessed online on February 24, 2016) and [2] (unincorporated areas; accessed online on June 14, 2016)
5. ↑ Scheidegg is the "sunniest place in Germany". In: Augsburger Allgemeine. January 8, 2012 ( augsburger-allgemeine.de ).

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