a plastic container with a base region , a main body which adjoins this base region and is suitable to receive a volume of liquid , and with a mouth region , wherein a carrying element for carrying the container is disposed on the mouth region is provided . the carrying element is designed to be at least in sections flexible and has a fastening portion by which it can be fastened at least intermittently to the mouth of the container and at least one first gripping portion which is connected to this fastening portion and has an opening through which a region of a human hand can be passed , wherein this opening is delimited by several edge regions , wherein a holding element which is flexible relative to this edge region and extends in the direction of the opening , is disposed on at least one edge region .