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Riedenburg

Riedenburg is a town in the district of Kelheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, 16 km (10 mi) northwest of Kelheim and 29 km (18 mi) northeast of Ingolstadt. Prunn Castle is located in Riedenburg.

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Coordinates: 48°58′N 11°41′E / 48.967°N 11.683°E / 48.967; 11.683
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionNiederbayern
DistrictKelheim
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Thomas Zehetbauer1
Area
 • Total
100.3 km2 (38.7 sq mi)
Elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)2
 • Total
6,090
 • Density60.7/km2 (157/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
93339
Dialling codes09442
Vehicle registrationKEH, MAI, PAR, RID, ROL
Websitewww.riedenburg.de

Riedenburg (German: [ˈʁiːdn̩ˌbʊʁk] ) is a town in the district of Kelheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, 16 km (10 mi) northwest of Kelheim and 29 km (18 mi) northeast of Ingolstadt. Prunn Castle (de) is located in Riedenburg.

The town is on the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal.

On the evening of 5 June 2019, a river cruise ship of the Viking company, initially said to be the Var,3 damaged the lock of Riedenburg, on the canal. After the impact, the lock could not be properly closed. No one was injured in the accident. The repair was expected to take two to three weeks to complete. 45 Later reports indicated the vessel involved in that incident was actually the Tir. The site Vessel Tracker stated that this ship returned to Regensburg a few hours later and remained there until continuing its journey on the Danube to Budapest. 6

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  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
  3. "Viking River Cruises mum on most recent accident". www.travelweekly.com.
  4. Greischel, Peter (June 6, 2019). "Viking-Schiff beschädigt Schleuse: Main-Donau-Kanal gesperrt". Cruisetricks.de Kreuzfahrt-Ratgeber.
  5. "Viking-hajó ütközött a Majna-Duna-csatornánál". Napi.hu (in Hungarian). 2019-06-07.
  6. "VIKING TIR". Retrieved 26 August 2023.