Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim
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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).
[edit] History
The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Neustadt (Aisch), Uffenheim and Scheinfeld.
[edit] 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.
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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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[edit] Towns and municipalities
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Coordinates: 49°35′N 10°30′E / 49.58°N 10.5°E / 49.58; 10.5