Pfaffenhofen () is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

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. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of

Eichstätt Eichstätt () is a town in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district of Eichstätt. It is located on the Altmühl river and has a population of around 13,000. Eichstätt is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese ...

Kelheim Kelheim () is a town and municipality in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the district Kelheim and is situated at the confluence of the rivers Altmühl and Danube. Kelheim has a population of around 16,750 (2020). History Kelheim is t ...

Freising Freising () is a university town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Freising ''Landkreis'' (district), with a population of about 50,000. Location Freising is the oldest town between Regensburg and Bolzano, and is located on the ...

, Dachau and

Neuburg-Schrobenhausen Neuburg-Schrobenhausen is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Pfaffenhofen, Aichach-Friedberg, Donau-Ries and Eichstätt, and by the city of Ingolstadt. History The dis ...

, and the city of

Ingolstadt Ingolstadt (, Austro-Bavarian: ) is an independent city on the Danube in Upper Bavaria with 139,553 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2022). Around half a million people live in the metropolitan area. Ingolstadt is the second largest city in Upper Bav ...

History

In early medieval times the region was partially property of the powerful monasteries of

Ilmmünster Ilmmünster is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia ...

and

Münchsmünster Münchsmünster is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany. The town grew up around the former Münchsmünster Abbey, which was demolished around 1817 and its stones used for construction of houses. Gallery File:Klo ...

, and partially divided into tiny secular states. One of those states was the county of Scheyern. The counts were ancestors of the

Wittelsbach The House of Wittelsbach () is a German dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including Bavaria, the Palatinate, Holland and Zeeland, Sweden (with Finland), Denmark, Norway, Hungary (with Romania), Bohemia, the Electorate o ...

family, who in 1180 became rulers of Bavaria. From that time on the region was a part of Bavaria. The district of Pfaffenhofen was established in 1972 by merging several former districts.

Geography

The district is located in the Hallertau Plains between the

Isar The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria, and Bavaria, Germany, which is not navigable for watercraft above raft size. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald and flows through Bad Tölz, Munic ...

and

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...

rivers. The Danube crosses the northernmost part of the district.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays: * the white and blue lozenges of Bavaria * a cross symbolising the monastery of Scheyern * a branch of hops

Towns and municipalities

Towns # Geisenfeld #

Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm (Central Bavarian: ''Pfahofa an da Uim'') is a municipality in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the district Pfaffenhofen. It is located on the river Ilm, and had a population of 23,282 in 2004. As of a press release in Octo ...

Vohburg Vohburg (Central Bavarian: ''Vohbuag an da Doana'') is a town in the district of Pfaffenhofen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube, 14 km east of Ingolstadt. Famous persons *Bertha of Vohburg *Diepold III ...

Municipalities # Baar-Ebenhausen #

Ernsgaden Ernsgaden is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, ...

Gerolsbach Gerolsbach is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, ...

Hettenshausen Hettenshausen is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russ ...

Hohenwart Hohenwart is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, ...

Jetzendorf Jetzendorf is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, ...

Manching Manching is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Paar, 7 km southeast of Ingolstadt. In the late Iron Age, there was a Celtic settlement, the Oppidum of Manching, on the location ...

# Pörnbach # Reichertshausen #

Reichertshofen Reichertshofen is a market town and municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of ...

Rohrbach Rohrbach or Röhrbach may refer to: Places Municipalities in Switzerland *Rohrbach, Switzerland, in the canton of Bern Municipalities in Germany *Rohrbach, Bavaria, in the district of Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria *Rohrbach, Birkenfeld, in the district o ...

Scheyern Scheyern is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany. The Scheyern Abbey Scheyern Abbey, formerly also Scheyern Priory (german: Kloster Scheyern), is a house of the Benedictine Order in Scheyern in Bavaria. First ...

# Schweitenkirchen #

Wolnzach Wolnzach (, locally ) is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria, Germany. It is also a "seal district" (''"Siegelbezirk"'') of the hop-planting area Hallertau, and home of important hops-related institutions such as the Germ ...

International cooperation

These are the official sister cities

References

External links

Official website
(German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Pfaffenhofen (District) Districts of Bavaria