The region is sometimes called the cradle of Bavaria, since the castle of Wittelsbach was located close to the present city of Aichach.

It was the ancestral castle of the Wittelsbach family, who were rulers of Bavaria for thousand years.

The town of Friedberg was founded in the 13th century in order to collect a toll from people using the bridge across the Lech River.

The district is located to the east of the city of Augsburg and comprises a rural area with few major towns.

Another river, the Paar (an affluent of the Danube), enters the district in the southwest, runs through Aichach and leaves to the northeast.