Roth (district)

Roth is a Landkreis (district) in Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northeast and clockwise) the districts of Nürnberger Land, Neumarkt, Eichstätt, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Ansbach and Fürth, and the cities of Schwabach and Nürnberg.

Roth
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Middle Franconia
Capital	Roth
Government
• District admin.	Ben Schwarz (SPD)
Area
• Total	895 km2 (346 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)
• Total	129,595
• Density	140/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	RH, HIP
Website	www.landkreis-roth.de

In medieval times the area was ruled by many lords. Brandenburg-Ansbach and Nuremberg owned possessions in the territory, and other parts were the property of clerical states. When these clerical states were dissolved in 1803, the territory fell to Bavaria.

The district was established in 1972 through the merger of the former districts of Roth, Schwabach and Hilpoltstein.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays: the black and white pattern of the Hohenzollern family, symbolising Brandenburg-Ansbach a bishop's staff, symbolising the clerical states a rose from the arms of the city of Roth

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Towns	Municipalities
Abenberg Greding Heideck Hilpoltstein Roth Spalt	Allersberg Büchenbach Georgensgmünd Kammerstein Rednitzhembach Rohr Röttenbach Schwanstetten Thalmässing Wendelstein

External links

• Official website (German)