The Sauwald in

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is the largest part of the

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lying south of the

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. Its plateau runs from Passau and

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on the Inn to

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Origin of the name: Passau Forest

Folk etymologically the name is believed to have derived from the (formally native)

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, but the term is more probably an abbreviation of its old name, ''Passauer Wald'' ("Passau Forest"). The whole

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was always closely linked to the Bishopric of Passau and the town of Passau.

References

External links

Regionalverband Sauwald

Kulturprojekt Sauwald
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