Landau an der Isar

Landau an der Isar
Landau an der Isar
Town
	Parish church
	Coat of arms
	Location of Landau an der Isar within Dingolfing-Landau district
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	Coordinates: 48°40′N 12°40′E / 48.667°N 12.667°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Niederbayern
District	Dingolfing-Landau
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Matthias Kohlmayer
Area
• Total	84.37 km2 (32.58 sq mi)
Elevation	390 m (1,280 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	14,402
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	94405
Dialling codes	09951
Vehicle registration	DGF (formerly: LAN)
Website	www.landau-isar.de

Landau an der Isar (Central Bavarian: Landa an da Isar) is the second-largest town in the Lower Bavarian district, or Landkreis, of Dingolfing-Landau, in the state of Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the river Isar, 120 km downstream from Munich. In 2020, its population was around 14,000.

History

Landau was founded in 1224 by the Wittelsbach Ludwig I, Duke of Bavaria. The town had been a Pflegamt for many years and belonged to the Landshut Rentamt [bar; de; es] of the Electorate-Principality (Kurfürstentum) of Bavaria. Landau possessed a town court with broad magisterial powers (Landgericht).

Until the Bavarian county reform, or Kreisreform in German, in 1972, Landau was the district seat (Kreisstadt) of its own Landkreis, having the license plate code LAN. In the reform, the former townships of Frammering, Mettenhausen, Reichersdorf and Zeholfing, along with parts of the townships of Kammern and Ganacker, were merged with the town of Landau. The incorporation of the townships of Nieder- and Oberhöcking followed in 1978.

Celebrities

Former Landauers

Manfred Böckl, author
Uschi Glas, actress
town pastor Johann Baptist Huber, opponent of the Nazi régime
Norbert Niemann, author
Amelie Schoenenwald, biologist and European Space Agency reserve astronaut
Jakob Ziegler, mathematician

Honorary town citizens

Alois Schlögl (1893–1957), CSU politician, member of the provincial parliament and Provincial Minister for Nutrition, Agriculture and Forestry (1948–1954)
Arthur Piechler (1896–1974), Cathedral organist in Augsburg und composer
Hans Kick (1917–2000), 1st Mayor (1966–1984)

Sights to see

Late Gothic parish church with important winged altar associated with Hans Leinberger in Usterling
Town museum (Heimatmuseum)
Town parish church of the Virgin Mary; the parish church of the Assumption of Dormition of the Mother of God (feast day: 15 August) was constructed during the tenure of the town priest Fr. Phillip Rappoldsberger von Dominikus Magazin in 1713. It counts as the largest and most beautiful Baroque church structure in the lower Isar Valley. The church interior shines with the marvellous Baroque high altar and eight side altars.
Wildthurn Castle (Schloss Wildthurn)
Kastenhof Landau - The museum für Stone Age and present in the Kastenhof, a historic administarative building
The "Growing Rock" (Wachsender Felsen) in Usterling
The Devil's Stairway (Teufelstritt) in Zulling
The Boulder Church, or Steinfelskirche; the church "At the Thrice-Great Mother in the Rock" originates from the period after the Thirty Years' War and was constructed under Fr. Phillip Rappoldsberger. It houses many votive panels from the 17th and 18th centuries and is counted among the most important pilgrimage churches of the lower Isar Valley.

Economy and infrastructure

Economy: prominent companies

Brauerei Krieger
Einhell AG
Dräxlmaier Group
IBPmedien GmbH
Isoflock
Hefele KG
Huber GmbH
Spedition Niedermaier
vionic Dialog- und Internetmarketing

Traffic/roadways

The town is bound by the Bundesstraße 20 and the Bundesautobahn 92 and lies on the train line Landshut–Wörth a.d.Isar–Dingolfing–Landau a.d.Isar–Wallersdorf–Plattling.

Government offices

Juvenile Detention Centre
Ministry for Rural Development
Forest Ministry
Ministry of Agriculture
Surveying Agency

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).

External links

[1] Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.

[2] Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).

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