Günzburg (district)

Coordinates: 48°20′N 10°20′E / 48.33°N 10.33°E / 48.33; 10.33
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Günzburg
Flag of Günzburg
Coat of arms of Günzburg
Map
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionSwabia
CapitalGünzburg
Government
 • District admin.Hans Reichhart (CSU)
Area
 • Total763 km2 (295 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total130,112
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGZ, KRU
Websitelandkreis-guenzburg.de

Günzburg is a

Alb-Donau and Heidenheim
).

History

In the early Middle Ages the tiny county of

margraviate was dissolved and the region was annexed by Bavaria
.

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Günzburg and

urban district
and became the administrative seat of the new district.

Geography

The Danube river and its tributaries characterise this district. The Danube runs through the northernmost parts of the district, passing the cities of Günzburg and Leipheim. There are several affluents coming from the south, for example Biber, Günz and Mindel. Most of the district's area is covered with forests; the eastern third of the territory is part of the Augsburg Western Forests Nature Park.

Coat of arms

On the right there are the old arms of the margravate of Burgau: red and white with a yellow beam. The eagle is from the arms of the Schwabegg-Ursberg family, which founded two monasteries in the district.

Towns and municipalities

Baden-WürttembergAugsburg (district)Dillingen (district)Neu-Ulm (district)UnterallgäuWinzerwaldEbershauser-Nattenhauser WaldAichenAletshausenBalzhausenBibertalBreitenthalBubesheimBurgauBurtenbachDeisenhausenDürrlauingenEbershausenEbershausenEllzeeGünzburgGundremmingenHaldenwangIchenhausenJettingen-ScheppachKammeltalKötzKrumbachLandensbergLeipheimMünsterhausenNeuburg an der KammelOffingenRettenbachRöfingenThannhausenUrsbergWaldstettenWaltenhausenWiesenbachWinterbachZiemetshausen
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Burgau
  2. Günzburg
  3. Ichenhausen
  4. Krumbach
  5. Leipheim
  6. Thannhausen
  1. Aichen
  2. Aletshausen
  3. Balzhausen
  4. Bibertal
  5. Breitenthal
  6. Bubesheim
  7. Burtenbach
  8. Deisenhausen
  9. Dürrlauingen
  10. Ebershausen
  11. Ellzee
  12. Gundremmingen
  13. Haldenwang
  14. Jettingen-Scheppach
  1. Kammeltal
  2. Kötz
  3. Landensberg
  4. Münsterhausen
  5. Neuburg an der Kammel
  6. Offingen
  7. Rettenbach
  8. Röfingen
  9. Ursberg
  10. Waldstetten
  11. Waltenhausen
  12. Wiesenbach
  13. Winterbach
  14. Ziemetshausen

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48°20′N 10°20′E / 48.33°N 10.33°E / 48.33; 10.33