Kelheim
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Lower Bavaria
Capital	Kelheim
Area
• Total	1,067 km2 (412 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)[1]
• Total	125,701
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	KEH, RID
Website	landkreis-kelheim.de

Kelheim is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany, bound (from the north and clockwise) by the districts Regensburg, Landshut, Freising, Pfaffenhofen, Eichstätt and Neumarkt.

Geography

The district is located halfway between Ingolstadt and Regensburg on both banks of the Danube. In the northwestern part it includes a part of the Altmühl Valley Nature Park and the confluence of Altmühl and Danube.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

• the blue and white checked pattern of Bavaria
• the roses symbolise the monasteries of Biburg and Weltenburg
• silver and black are the colours of Abensberg, which once was a free imperial city

Towns and municipalities