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Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Coat of arms of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Coat of arms
Bavaria wug.png
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


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