Kitzingen (district)

Kitzingen
District
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°45′N 10°10′E / 49.75°N 10.17°E / 49.75; 10.17
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Lower Franconia
Capital	Kitzingen
Government
• District admin.	Tamara Bischof (FW)
Area
• Total	684 km2 (264 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)[1]
• Total	93,247
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	KT
Website	www.kitzingen.de

Kitzingen is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Schweinfurt, Bamberg, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim and Würzburg.

History

The district in its present form was established in the administrative reform of 1973. The former district of Gerolzhofen was dissolved, and half of its territory was merged with the Kitzingen district (which had been much smaller before). The city of Kitzingen lost its status as a district-free city and was incorporated into the district.

Geography

The river Main runs through the district from south to north.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

• the bridge from the arms of the town of Kitzingen
• the grapes are symbolising the viticulture
• the shield in the left is from the
  Bishopric of Würzburg
  , which once ruled over the region
• the shield in the right is from the arms of the principality of Castell

Towns and municipalities

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Kitzingen.

• Official website (German)