Kelheim









Place in Bavaria, Germany



































































Kelheim

Befreiungshalle
Befreiungshalle


Coat of arms of Kelheim
Coat of arms

Location of Kelheim







Kelheim is located in Germany

Kelheim

Kelheim




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Kelheim is located in Bavaria

Kelheim

Kelheim




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Coordinates: 48°55′N 11°52′E / 48.917°N 11.867°E / 48.917; 11.867Coordinates: 48°55′N 11°52′E / 48.917°N 11.867°E / 48.917; 11.867
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Lower Bavaria
District Kelheim
Government

 • Mayor
Horst Hartmann (SPD)
Area

 • Total 76.76 km2 (29.64 sq mi)
Elevation

343 m (1,125 ft)
Population
(2017-12-31)[1]

 • Total 16,716
 • Density 220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
93301–93309
Dialling codes 09441
Vehicle registration KEH
Website www.kelheim.de

Kelheim is a town and municipality in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the district Kelheim and is situated at the confluence of Altmühl and Danube. Kelheim has a population of around 15,750.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Culture and sights


  • 3 Born in Kelheim


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History




Engraving of the Befreiungshalle, or Hall of Liberation, one of Kelheim's best-known landmarks, just after its construction.


Kelheim is the site of a large Iron Age oppidum from the La Tène period, which has been tentatively identified with the Celtic city of Alcimoennis mentioned by Ptolemy in his Geography. The ramparts of the fort cross the promontory between the rivers Altmühl and Danube. There is an inner defensive line enclosing 60 ha near the confluence, then a long outer rampart enclosing an enormous area of 630 ha. A small promontory fort on the other bank of the Danube has a series of short linear ramparts protecting a settlement in the bend of a meander. This is aligned with the end of the outer rampart on the far bank, dominating traffic on the river. Kelheim has given its name to the pfostenschlitzmauer style of rampart construction characterized by vertical wooden posts set into the stone facing.


Kelheim was first mentioned in the 9th century. At this time it was the seat of a count (Graf). According to a tradition of Braunau in Rohr Abbey Kelheim has got borough rights in 1151.


G. Schneider & Sohn has a large weissbier brewery in the city.




Panorama view.





Culture and sights




The Hall of Liberation




  • Hall of Liberation on the Michelsberg (built by Leo von Klenze)


  • Danube Gorge and Weltenburg Abbey, Wipfelsfurt and Klösterl.

  • Kelheim is the home of the G._Schneider_&_Sohn brewing company.



Born in Kelheim




  • Otto I, Duke of Bavaria (c. 1117-1183), Duke of Bavaria


  • Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (1173-1231), Duke of Bavaria


  • Otto II, Duke of Bavaria (1206-1253), Duke of Bavaria


  • Albert II, Duke of Bavaria (1368-1397), Governor in the Lower Bavaria part of the duchy of Bavaria


  • Friedrich L. Bauer (1924-2015), pioneer of computer science


  • Fritz Fischer (* 1956), a former biathlete


  • Stephan Ebn (* 1978), drummer and music producer


  • Thomas Paulus (* 1982), footballer


  • Philipp Heerwagen (* 1983), football goalkeeper


  • Daniel Brodmeier (* 1987), sportsman



References





  1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). September 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links








  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata(in German)


  • Kelheim360.de - Virtual 360° Panoramic Tour of old Town Kelheim










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