Freising (district)

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Freising
District
Flagge Landkreis Freising.svg
Flag
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Coat of arms
Freising (district)
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Adm. region Upper Bavaria
Capital Freising
Area
 • Total800 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022) [1]
 • Total184,433
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration FS
Website lra-freising.bayern.de
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Freising
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Moosburg
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Munich Airport
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Hop garden in the Hallertau

Freising is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. Following a recent ranking of the German magazine Focus-Money comparing all German districts it is number one concerning economic growth abilities. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Kelheim, Landshut, Erding, Munich, Dachau and Pfaffenhofen. The district is located north of the Munich metropolitan area. The Isar and Amper rivers run in parallel from southwest to northeast. North of the rivers there is the Hallertau, a hilly region mainly used for growing hop.

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History

In the Holy Roman Empire, Freising was a clerical state ruled by the bishops. In 1803, when the clerical states of Germany were dissolved, the region was annexed by Bavaria.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

The Freising Moor's head

This is a controversial charge in the Coat of Arms, which could represent one of many different persons:

Or just that a black Moor King.

It is important to note the crown on the moor's head, which probably indicated that the territory of the Bishop of Freising was autonomous.

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Municipalities in FS.svgEchingLangenbachWang
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
TownsMunicipalities
  1. Freising
  2. Moosburg
  1. Allershausen
  2. Attenkirchen
  3. Au in der Hallertau
  4. Eching
  5. Fahrenzhausen
  6. Gammelsdorf
  7. Haag an der Amper
  8. Hallbergmoos
  9. Hohenkammer
  10. Hörgertshausen
  11. Kirchdorf an der Amper
  1. Kranzberg
  2. Langenbach
  3. Marzling
  4. Mauern
  5. Nandlstadt
  6. Neufahrn bei Freising
  7. Paunzhausen
  8. Rudelzhausen
  9. Wang
  10. Wolfersdorf
  11. Zolling

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