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Passau (district)
Passau is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the southeast of Bavaria, Germany. It encloses the city of Passau geographically from two sides. Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Rottal-Inn, Deggendorf, Freyung-Grafenau. To the south it borders Austria. History Archaeological findings prove that the area was settled more than 7000 years ago. In 1971 the district was created by merging the previous districts Wegscheid, Vilshofen, Griesbach (Rottal) and parts of the districts Pfarrkirchen and Eggenfelden. The city's original name was Batava (also known as Batavia) in Roman times. Passau survived three major fires, the biggest one being the all-destructive fire from 1662. After much of the city had burned down, bishops rebuilt it in Baroque style. To this day, massive cathedrals such as the St. Stephan's Dom (Dom means "cathedral" in German) stun visitors from all over the world. St. Stephan houses the world's largest church organ. Geography The district consists of two g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passau
Passau (; ) is a city in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the ("City of Three Rivers"), as the river Danube is joined by the Inn (river), Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north. Passau's population is about 50,000, of whom about 12,000 are students at the University of Passau, renowned in Germany for its institutes of economics, law, theology, computer science and cultural studies. History In the 2nd century BC, many of the Boii tribe were pushed north across the Alps out of northern Italy by the Romans. They established a new capital called Boiodurum by the Romans (from Gaulish ), now within the Innstadt district of Passau. Passau was an ancient Rome, ancient Roman colony called Batavis, Latin for "for the ''Batavi''". The Batavi (Germanic tribe), Batavi were an ancient Germanic tribe from area of the Rhine delta who frequently served in the Roman army as auxiliary troops. ''Batavis'' (Passau-Altstadt) was a Roman castrum in the province of Raetia, while a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aidenbach
Aidenbach () is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... References Passau (district) {{Passaudistrict-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldersbach
Aldersbach () is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany. The former Cistercian Aldersbach Abbey, of which the Baroque church remains, is located in the village. There is also a brewery with museum. Aldersbach has around 4,500 inhabitants. Geography Geographic setting Aldersbach is located in the Donau-Wald region in the Vils valley, some ten kilometers south west of Vilshofen an der Donau, 30 km west of Passau, 25 km north of Pfarrkirchen and 15 km south of Osterhofen. A stream, the Aldersbach (Bach = stream), flows through the town. Not least in the context of tourism, the region bounded by Aldersbach and Fürstenzell is often referred to as ''Klosterwinkel'' (''Abbey Corner''). Structure The community of Aldersbach is made up of 52 parishes: * Adenberg * Aldersbach * Am Käserberg * Ammerreuth * Atzenberg * Beiglöd * Duschlöd * Eck * Edelsbrunn * Eggerting * Freundorf * Gainstorf * Galgenberg * Grüneröd * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windorf
Windorf (Central Bavarian: ''Widoaf'') is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... References Passau (district) Populated places on the Danube {{Passaudistrict-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wegscheid
Wegscheid is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany. In November 1936, Fritz Wächtler Fritz Wächtler (7 January 1891 – 19 April 1945) was a Nazi Party official and politician who served as the ''Gauleiter'' of the eastern Bavarian administrative region of Gau Bayreuth. Trained as a primary school teacher, he also became hea ... visited the school. In January 1939, when the Adalbert-Stifter school was dedicated, ''Kreisleiter'' Krenn joined the guests of honor.Anna Rosmus ''Hitlers Nibelungen'', Samples Grafenau 2015, p. 189ff References Passau (district) {{Passaudistrict-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untergriesbach
Untergriesbach () is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Passau (district), district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Untergriesbach is located in the southern Bavarian Forest and extends high above the deep valley of the Danube. The height of the market town is 565 meters above sea level. Via the Bundesstraße 388 it is connected to Passau (22 km) and in the opposite direction to the Upper Austrian Haslach an der Mühl, Haslach (32 km). History The name comes from the nobles of Griesbach. These were a rich noble family with numerous possessions in the "land of the Abbey" (Passauer Abbey Country). Nothing remains from the former castle. Originally it was named "Griespach", then "Griesbach on high market" (to distinguish it from "Griesbach in the cell" = Obernzell) and finally renamed in 1806 to Untergriesbach (to distinguish it from Bad Griesbach (Rottal), Bad Griesbach in the Rott (Inn, Neuhaus am Inn), Rott Valley). The nobles of Griesb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ortenburg, Bavaria
Ortenburg () is a municipality and old market town in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Geographical location Ortenburg is situated in the forested area south of the Danube and north of the Rott. It is one of the main centres of population in the Lower Bavarian Upland. The majority of the municipality is located in the Wolfach Valley and the Wolfach itself runs directly through Ortenburg. The market town lies 20 km west of Passau, 10 km south of Vilshofen an der Donau, 12 km northwest of Bad Griesbach and 20 km north of Pocking. Neighbouring municipalities The closest municipalities are Haarbach, Beutelsbach, Vilshofen an der Donau, Fürstenzell, and Bad Griesbach im Rottal. Villages The municipality of Ortenburg consists of the market town of Ortenburg and more than 100 villages, hamlets and isolated settlements. The most relevant villages are Dorfbach, Göbertsham, Holzkirchen, Königbach, Neustift, Oberiglbach, Sammare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obernzell
Obernzell () is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Geographical location Obernzell is located in the Donau-Wald region at the Danube The Danube ( ; see also #Names and etymology, other names) is the List of rivers of Europe#Longest rivers, second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest sou ... River. The middle of the Danube River forms the border with Upper Austria. Neighboring communities in Bavaria In Bavaria (Passau district): * Thyrnau * Untergriesbach In Upper Austria: * Vichtenstein * Esternberg Constituent communities The Obernzell Municipality contains 21 Districts.: Hammermühle There are the districts of Ederlsdorf, Kellberg and Obernzell . History Originating from a monastery, Obernzell was first owned by the Lords of Griesbach and belonged to Bishopric Passau since 1217 as ''Griesbach at lower market'' or ''low-Griesbach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hutthurm
Hutthurm () is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany. Passau is also the nearest major city, 15 km away. The municipality of Hutthurm consists of the market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ... of Hutthurm and more than 40 villages, hamlets and isolated settlements. The most important villages are Hötzdorf, München and Prag, other, smaller ones are Kalteneck, Leoprechting, Niederpretz and Großthannensteig. Hutthurm lies on a hill above the Ilz, Kalteneck in the valley of the Ilz, which flows into the Danube about 15 km further south. References Passau (district) {{Passaudistrict-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hofkirchen, Bavaria
Hofkirchen (Central Bavarian: ''Hofkircha'') is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ... in Germany. References Passau (district) Populated places on the Danube {{Passaudistrict-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fürstenzell
Fürstenzell () is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... Climate Notable people * Senta Dinglreiter (1893–1969), writer, most known for her Nazi-era colonial literature and her post-war novels about farm life in Fürstenzell References Passau (district) {{Passaudistrict-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
