Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Mittelfranken
Region	Westmittelfranken
Capital	Weißenburg in Bayern
Area
• Total	970.83 km2 (374.84 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	91.935
• Density	0.0946973/km2 (0.2452649/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	WUG
Website	http://www.landkreis-wug.de/

Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen is a rural district located in the middle of Bavaria, Germany. It's part of a larger area called Mittelfranken. A district is like a county, grouping together several towns and villages.

This district shares its borders with other districts like Roth, Ansbach, Eichstätt, and Donau-Ries. The main city, or capital, of the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district is Weißenburg i.Bay..

Towns and Communities in Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen

This district is made up of several towns and smaller communities. Each one has its own local government. Here's a look at some of them:

Major Towns

These are the larger cities within the district:

• Ellingen
• Gunzenhausen
• Pappenheim
• Treuchtlingen
• Weißenburg i.Bay.

Market Towns

A "Markt" is a type of town that historically had special market rights. They are often bigger than villages but smaller than cities.

• Absberg
• Gnotzheim
• Heidenheim
• Markt Berolzheim
• Nennslingen
• Pleinfeld

Other Communities

These are smaller municipalities or villages in the district:

• Alesheim
• Bergen
• Burgsalach
• Dittenheim
• Ettenstatt
• Haundorf
• Höttingen
• Langenaltheim
• Meinheim
• Muhr am See
• Pfofeld
• Polsingen
• Raitenbuch
• Solnhofen
• Theilenhofen
• Westheim

Administrative Groups

Some smaller communities work together in groups called "Verwaltungsgemeinschaften" (administrative communities) to share resources and manage local services more easily.

• Altmühltal
• Ellingen
• Gunzenhausen
• Hahnenkamm
• Nennslingen

See also

• In Spanish: Distrito de Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen para niños