Neu-Ulm (district)
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Neu-Ulm is a district in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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

 and Unterallgäu
Unterallgäu
Unterallgäu is a Kreis in the southwestern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Neu-Ulm, Günzburg, Augsburg, Ostallgäu, Oberallgäu, and the districts Ravensburg und Biberach in Baden-Württemberg. The district-free city Memmingen in the west of the district is nearly surrounded by...

 and the state of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

 (districts Biberach
Biberach (district)
Biberach is a district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Ravensburg, Sigmaringen, Reutlingen and Alb-Donau, and the Bavarian districts Neu-Ulm, Unterallgäu and the district-free city Memmingen...

 and Alb-Donau
Alb-Donau (district)
Alb-Donau-Kreis is a district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Biberach, Reutlingen, Göppingen and Heidenheim, the two Bavarian districts Günzburg and Neu-Ulm, and the city of Ulm.- History :...

, city of Ulm
Ulm
Ulm is a city in the federal German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 , forms an urban district of its own and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district. Ulm, founded around 850, is rich in history and...

).

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.

The district includes the eastern metropolitan area of the city of Ulm
Ulm
Ulm is a city in the federal German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 , forms an urban district of its own and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district. Ulm, founded around 850, is rich in history and...

. The Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....

 and its tributary, the Iller
Iller
The Iller is a river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube, 147 km in length.The source is located near Oberstdorf in the Allgäu region of the Alps, close to the Austrian border. From there it runs northwards, passing the towns of Sonthofen, Immenstadt, and Kempten...

, form the western border of the district.

Coat of arms

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

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Illertissen
    Illertissen
    Illertissen is a town in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria. It is situated approximately 20 km south from Ulm nearby the river Iller.-Coat of arms:...

  2. Neu-Ulm
    Neu-Ulm
    Neu-Ulm is a town in Bavaria, capital of the Neu-Ulm district. Neighbouring towns include Ulm, Senden, Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Holzheim, Nersingen and Elchingen. The population is 51,110 .-History:...

  3. Senden
    Senden
    The town of Senden is the second-largest town of the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria and is located at the border to Baden-Württemberg. The town belongs to the Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund...

  4. Vöhringen
    Vöhringen, Bavaria
    Vöhringen is a town in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the Iller, approximately 18 km south of Ulm and 40&nbasp;km north of Memmingen...

  5. Weißenhorn
    Weißenhorn
    Weißenhorn is a town in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria. Weissenhorn lies about 22 km southeast of Ulm at the river "Roth".-History:...

  • Altenstadt
    Altenstadt, Swabia
    Altenstadt is a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Bellenberg
    Bellenberg
    Bellenberg is a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Buch
    Buch, Swabia
    Buch is a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Elchingen
    Elchingen
    Elchingen is a municipality about 7 km east of Ulm–Neu-Ulm in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria, GermanyMunicipality parts:* Thalfingen: 4 211 residents, 8.83 km²* Oberelchingen: 3 024 residents, 7.31 km²...

  • Holzheim
    Holzheim, Neu-Ulm
    Holzheim is a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Kellmünz
    Kellmünz
    Kellmünz is a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria in Germany.- Geographic location :Kellmünz is located in Upper Swabia at the river Iller, approximately 30 km south of Ulm and 15 km north of Memmingen....



    1. Nersingen
      Nersingen
      Nersingen is a municipality in the District of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria, Germany. The neighbours are Neu-Ulm, Elchingen, Bibertal and Pfaffenhofen an der Roth.-Geographic location:...


    2. Oberroth
      Oberroth
      Oberroth is a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria in Germany....


    3. Osterberg
      Osterberg
      Osterberg is a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria in Germany....


    4. Pfaffenhofen an der Roth
      Pfaffenhofen an der Roth
      Pfaffenhofen an der Roth is a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria in Germany. Its most famous son is Hermann Köhl, an aviation pioneer of the 1920s.-Geography:...


    5. Roggenburg
      Roggenburg, Germany
      Roggenburg is a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria in Germany.Roggenburg is known for the Roggenburg Abbey, which is used today by the Premonstratensians...


    6. Unterroth
      Unterroth
      Unterroth is a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria in Germany....



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