Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim Explained

Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim
State:	Bavaria
Image Coa:	DEU Landkreis Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim COA.svg
Capital:	Neustadt (Aisch)
Regierungsbezirk:	Middle Franconia
Area:	1267.54
Kreisschlüssel:	09575
District Admin:	Helmut Weiß
Admin Party:	CSU
Carsign:	NEA, SEF, UFF

Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim (German: Landkreis Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, official Landkreis Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim) is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Würzburg, Kitzingen, Bamberg, Erlangen-Höchstadt, Fürth and Ansbach, and by the state of Baden-Württemberg (district Main-Tauber).

History

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Neustadt (Aisch), Uffenheim and Scheinfeld.

Geography

The district is covered by the Steigerwald and Frankenhöhe nature parks, both comprising large forested and hilly areas. The Aisch, a small affluent of the Regnitz River, runs through the district from southwest to northeast, with all main towns of the district on its banks.

Economy

In 2017 (latest data available) the GDP per inhabitant was €29,307. This places the district 82nd out of 96 districts (rural and urban) in Bavaria (overall average: €46,698).^[1]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

• the dog from the arms of the margraves of Nuremberg
• the eagle from the arms of the Hohenzollern dynasty
• the blue and white bars from the lords of Seinsheim

Towns and municipalities

Towns:

• Bad Windsheim
• Burgbernheim
• Neustadt an der Aisch
• Scheinfeld
• Uffenheim

Municipalities:

• Baudenbach
• Burghaslach
• Dachsbach
• Diespeck
• Dietersheim
• Emskirchen
• Ergersheim
• Gallmersgarten
• Gerhardshofen
• Gollhofen
• Gutenstetten
• Hagenbüchach
• Hemmersheim
• Illesheim
• Ippesheim
• Ipsheim
• Langenfeld
• Markt Bibart
• Markt Erlbach
• Markt Nordheim
• Markt Taschendorf
• Marktbergel
• Münchsteinach
• Neuhof an der Zenn
• Oberickelsheim
• Obernzenn
• Oberscheinfeld
• Simmershofen
• Sugenheim
• Trautskirchen
• Uehlfeld
• Weigenheim
• Wilhelmsdorf

External links

• Official website (German)

Notes and References

1. Web site: VGR der Länder, Kreisergebnisse für Deutschland - Bruttoinlandsprodukt, Bruttowertschöpfung in den kreisfreien Städten und Landkreisen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2000 bis 2017 (German). Statistische Ämter der Länder und des Bundes. 4 February 2020.