Kelheim

Kelheim
Befreiungshalle
Coat of arms
Kelheim
Location of Kelheim within Kelheim district
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	Niederbayern
District	Kelheim
Government
• Mayor	Horst Hartmann (SPD)
Area
• Total	76.79 km2 (29.65 sq mi)
Elevation	343 m (1,125 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	16,270
• Density	210/km2 (550/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.

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.

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