Geisenfeld is a
town
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in the
district of Pfaffenhofen, in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. It is situated on the river
Ilm, southeast of
Ingolstadt
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. The town grew up around
Geisenfeld Abbey, a convent founded in 1037.
Subdivisions
Geisenfeld has twelve districts, formerly independent municipalities:
*
Engelbrechtsmünster
*
Gaden including Wasenstadt and Furthof
*Geisenfeld
*
Geisenfeldwinden
*
Ilmendorf including Einberg
*
Nötting
*Parleiten including Eichelberg, Holzleiten and Scheuerhof
*
Rottenegg including Hornlohe, Moosmühle and Brunn
*
Schillwitzried including Schillwitzhausen, Schafhof and Gießübel
*
Untermettenbach including Obermettenbach and Ziegelstadel
*
Unterpindhart including Kolmhof, Untereulenthal and Obereulenthal
*
Zell including
Ainau,
Ritterswörth, Unterzell and Oberzell
Sons and daughters of the town
*
Gregor Strasser (1892-1934), national socialist politician, publisher and participant in
Hitler-Ludendorff-Putsch
References
Pfaffenhofen (district)
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