Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim
Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim is a 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.
Coat of arms
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| 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
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Towns and municipalities
