Abensberg
Abensberg (German pronunciation: [ˈaːbənsˌbɛʁk] (
listen)) is a town in Kelheim, in Bavaria, Germany, placed about 30 km southwest of Regensburg, 40 km east of Ingolstadt, 50 northwest of Landshut and 100 km north of Munich. It is on the river Abens, a tributary of the Danube.
 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Abensberg within Kelheim district | |
| Coordinates: 48°48′N 11°51′E / 48.800°N 11.850°ECoordinates: 48°48′N 11°51′E / 48.800°N 11.850°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Niederbayern |
| District | Kelheim |
| Subdivisions | 7 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–23) | Uwe Brandl[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.29 km2 (23.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 370 m (1,210 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,646 |
| • Density | 226.339/km2 (586.22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 93326 |
| Vehicle registration | KEH |
| Website | www.abensberg.de |
Geography
The town is on the Abens river, a tributary of the Danube, about eight kilometres from the river's source. The area around Abensberg is by the valley of the Danube, where the Weltenburg Abbey stands, the valley of the Altmühl in the north, a left tributary of the Danube, and the famous Hallertau hops-planting region in the south. The town is divided into the municipalities of Abensberg, Arnhofen, Holzharlanden, Hörlbach, Offenstetten, Pullach and Sandharland.
Divisions
Since the administrative reforms in Bavaria in the 1970s, the town also surrounds the following Ortsteile:
- In the town: Abensberg (main settlement), Aunkofen (civil parish), Badhaus (village)
- To the east: Gaden (village), See (village), Offenstetten (civil parish)
- To the north east: Arnhofen (civil parish), Baiern (village), Pullach (civil parish), Kleedorf (village)
- To the north: Sandharlanden (civil parish), Holzharlanden (civil parish), Buchhof (small hamlet)
- To the west: Schwaighausen (village), Schillhof (hamlet), Gilla (small hamlet)
- To the south: Aumühle (small hamlet), Allersdorf (hamlet)
- To the south east: Lehen (small hamlet), Mitterhörlbach (hamlet), Upper Hörlbach (village), Lower Hörlbach (hamlet)
Abensberg Media
Abensberg - Historische Altstadt, September 2004*Public Domain, eigene Aufnahme Möglichkeiten zur Lizenzierung, bitte die nicht-benötigte Variante aus dem Code löschen:
Abensberg - Klosterkirche "Unsere liebe Frau vom Berge Karmel", Juli 2004
Town Centre with Rathaus (town hall)
Abensberg - Regensburger Tor, Juni 2004*Public Domain, eigene Aufnahme Möglichkeiten zur Lizenzierung, bitte die nicht-benötigte Variante aus dem Code löschen:
Stadt Abensberg, Landkreis Kelheim, Niederbayern: Schloss Abensberg
Herzogskasten (Duke's storage house)
Abensberg Kuchlbauer observation tower — a sculptural view tower at the Brauerei Kuchlbauer (beer garden) in Abensberg, Lower Bavaria, Germany.* * Designed by artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and built in 2010.
References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
Other websites
- Lua error in Module:Official_website at line 90: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). (in German)
- Abensberger Impressionen - Old Images of Abensberg