Mühldorf (district)
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Mühldorf is a district in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Landshut
Landshut (district)
Landshut is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Kelheim, Straubing-Bogen, Dingolfing-Landau, Rottal-Inn, Mühldorf, Erding and Freising. The city of Landshut is enclosed by, but does not belong to the district...

, Rottal-Inn
Rottal-Inn
Rottal-Inn is a Kreis in the southeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Altötting, Mühldorf, Landshut, Dingolfing-Landau and Passau...

, Altötting
Altötting (district)
Altötting is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by Austria and the Bavarian districts of Traunstein, Mühldorf and Rottal-Inn.- History :...

, Traunstein
Traunstein (district)
Traunstein is a Kreis in the southeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Mühldorf, Altötting, the Austrian states Upper Austria and Salzburg, the district Berchtesgadener Land, the Austrian states of Salzburg and Tyrol, and the district Rosenheim.-Geography:The district is...

, Rosenheim
Rosenheim (district)
Rosenheim is a Kreis in the south of Bavaria, Germany.Neighboring districts are, clockwise from the west, Miesbach, Munich, Ebersberg, Mühldorf, and Traunstein, with the Austrian province Tirol across the southern border....

, Ebersberg
Ebersberg (district)
Ebersberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Erding, Mühldorf, Rosenheim and Munich.-History:...

 and Erding
Erding (district)
Erding is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Landshut, Mühldorf, Ebersberg, Munich and Freising.-History:...

.

History

Most parts of the district have belonged to Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

 from the 13th century on. The bishopric of Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

 possessed some estates in the region as well. In 1803, when the clerical states of Holy Empire were dissolved, Bavaria annexed these estates.

Geography

The district is located in generally plain countryside on either bank of the Inn River
Inn River
The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and is approximately 500km long. The highest point of its drainage basin is the summit of Piz Bernina, at 4,049 metres.- Geography :...

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Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:
  • the heraldic lion of Salzburg
    Salzburg
    -Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

  • the heraldic lion of the Palatinate

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Mühldorf
    Mühldorf
    Mühldorf am Inn is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the district Mühldorf on the river Inn. It is located at , and had a population of about 17,808 in 2005.-History:...

  2. Neumarkt-Sankt Veit
    Neumarkt-Sankt Veit
    Neumarkt-Sankt Veit is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the river Rott, 10 kilometers north of Mühldorf, and 33 kilometers southeast of Landshut.-External links:**...

  3. Waldkraiburg
    Waldkraiburg
    Waldkraiburg is a town in the district of Mühldorf, in Bavaria, Germany with a population of about 24,000. It is the biggest town in the district of Mühldorf. It is located on the Inn River, approximately ten kilometers southwest of Mühldorf and sixty kilometers east of Munich.Waldkraiburg is one...

  • Ampfing
    Ampfing
    Ampfing is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany.- History :The Battle of Mühldorf was fought on September 28, 1322 between Bavaria and Austria in Ampfing Heath. The Bavarians were led by Louis the Bavarian, while the Austrians were led by his cousin Frederick I of Austria...

  • Aschau am Inn
    Aschau am Inn
    Aschau is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany. Pope Benedict XVI lived in Aschau with his family from 1932 to 1937....

  • Buchbach
    Buchbach
    Buchbach is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Egglkofen
    Egglkofen
    Egglkofen is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Erharting
    Erharting
    Erharting is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Gars
    Gars
    Gars is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Haag in Oberbayern
    Haag in Oberbayern
    Haag in Oberbayern is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Heldenstein
    Heldenstein
    Heldenstein is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Jettenbach
    Jettenbach
    Jettenbach is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria, Germany....

  • Kirchdorf
    Kirchdorf, Upper Bavaria
    Kirchdorf is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Kraiburg
    Kraiburg
    Kraiburg is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Lohkirchen
    Lohkirchen
    Lohkirchen is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Maitenbeth
    Maitenbeth
    Maitenbeth is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Mettenheim
    Mettenheim
    Mettenheim is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....



    1. Niederbergkirchen
      Niederbergkirchen
      Niederbergkirchen is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....


    2. Niedertaufkirchen
      Niedertaufkirchen
      Niedertaufkirchen is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....


    3. Oberbergkirchen
      Oberbergkirchen
      Oberbergkirchen is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany.-External links:*...


    4. Oberneukirchen
      Oberneukirchen
      Oberneukirchen is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....


    5. Obertaufkirchen
      Obertaufkirchen
      Obertaufkirchen is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....


    6. Polling
    7. Rattenkirchen
      Rattenkirchen
      Rattenkirchen is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....


    8. Rechtmehring
      Rechtmehring
      Rechtmehring is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....


    9. Reichertsheim
      Reichertsheim
      Reichertsheim is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany.There is also a little village in this area called Ramsau.This little village has a “Landjugend“, a group of young people....


    10. Schönberg
      Schönberg, Upper Bavaria
      Schönberg is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....


    11. Schwindegg
      Schwindegg
      Schwindegg is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....


    12. Taufkirchen
      Taufkirchen, Mühldorf
      Taufkirchen is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....


    13. Unterreit
      Unterreit
      Unterreit is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....


    14. Zangberg
      Zangberg
      Zangberg is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany.- Geography :Zangberg is located in the region Südostoberbayern at the northern part of the valley of the river Isen.There are two local subdistricts: Weilkirchen, Zangberg....



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