Kitzingen (district)

District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Lower Franconia
Region	Würzburg
Capital	Kitzingen
Area
• Total	684 km2 (264 sq mi)
Population  (2006-12-31)
• Total	89,378
• Density	130.67/km2 (338.43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	KT
Website	landkreis-kitzingen.de

Kitzingen (German: Landkreis Kitzingen) is a district in Bavaria, Germany.

History

The district was last changed in 1973. The old district of Gerolzhofen was split up, and half of its territory was joined with the old Kitzingen district. The city of Kitzingen lost its status as an independent city and was put into the district.

Geography

The Main River runs through the district from south to north.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays: the bridge from the arms of the city of Kitzingen the grapes are symbolising the viticulture the shield in the left is from the bishopric of Würzburg, which once ruled over the region the shield in the right is from the arms of the principality of Castell

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Dettelbach Iphofen Kitzingen Mainbernheim Marktbreit Marktsteft Prichsenstadt Volkach	Abtswind Albertshofen Biebelried Buchbrunn Castell Geiselwind Großlangheim Kleinlangheim Mainstockheim Markt Einersheim Martinsheim	Nordheim am Main Obernbreit Rödelsee Rüdenhausen Schwarzach am Main Segnitz Seinsheim Sommerach Sulzfeld am Main Wiesenbronn Wiesentheid Willanzheim

Other websites

• Official website (German)