Adm. region Unterfranken Vehicle registration WÜ, OCH Population 159,253 (31 Dec 2014) | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website landkreis-wuerzburg.de | |
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Points of interest Tauber, Château de Veitshöchheim, Rokokogarten, Schloss Grumbach, Streichelgehege Arche Noah Destinations | ||
Würzburg is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north, clockwise) Main-Spessart, Schweinfurt, Kitzingen, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, and the district Main-Tauber in Baden-Württemberg. The city Würzburg is not part of the district, although it is completely enclosed by it.
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Map of W%C3%BCrzburg, Germany
History
In 1852, districts were created in the region, including the two precursor districts of Würzburg and Ochsenfurt. In 1972 the previous district Würzburg was merged with the former district Ochsenfurt, and several municipalities from the districts Marktheidenfeld, Karlstadt, Kitzingen and Gerolzhofen were added to form the district with today's borders.
Partnerships
The district has sister city-like partnerships with these regions:
Coat of arms
The district coat of arms might be described thus: Per fess in chief gules dancetty of three argent, in base per pale argent two lions passant guardant sable armed and langued of the first and azure a fleur-de-lis Or.