Oberding is a municipality

Municipalities of Germany

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 in the district of Erding

Erding (district)

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

 in Upper Bavaria

Upper Bavaria

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 in Germany

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, and member of the same administrative community. Almost half of the area of Munich Airport, with both terminals, falls within the municipal bounds.

Geography

Oberding is located in the Munich area in the middle of Erdinger Moos between the rivers Sempt and village. The village is located about 6 km north-west of the county Erding

Erding

Erding is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district Erding. It had a population of 34,122 in 2004. It is twinned with Bastia in CorsicaThe original Erdinger Weissbier is a well-known Bavarian specialty...

, 17 km south of Freising

Freising

Freising is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district Freising. Total population 48,500.The city is located north of Munich at the Isar river, near the Munich International Airport...

 and 36 km from the state capital Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

 in the immediate vicinity of the Munich Airport.

Other parts of municipalities

• Santa Maria (Aufkirchen)
• Niederding
• Notzingermoos
• Oberdingermoos
• Schwaig
• Schwaigermoos

For the construction of the Munich Airport landing paths of in 1992, the residents of Franz home were partially displaced by Schwaiger Moos. Much of the current airport site, including the terminals is located in the municipality. For the planned construction of the third take-off and landing strip another partial removal of moss Schwaiger is necessary.

Waters

The Middle-Isar-channel and the river village, both flow in roughly a north-south direction.

History

The region was part of the Electorate Bavaria

Electorate of Bavaria

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, forming a closed Hofmark of cathedral

Cathedral

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s of Bishopric of Freising, with the Bishopric in 1803 deleted. In the course of administrative reform, the Bavaria

Kingdom of Bavaria

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 was given the Community Edict of 1818 by the church.

Population Development

The region population in 1970 was 3,111, in 1987 3,229 and in 2000 4,692.

Policy

Mayor Helmut Lackner (Gem.Wahlvorschl. Ud CSU voters).

The municipal tax revenue in 1999 amounted to the equivalent of € 6166 € T, which amounted to the business tax receipts (net) 3458 T converted.

Coat of arms and flag

The coat of arms established on 25 May 1950 is "in blue at an angle on the left posed silver scythe." Besides the coat of arms, the town flag are the colors blue, white and blue.

Economy, agriculture and forestry

The largest contribution to the municipality is the Munich Airport Franz Josef Strauss, which opened in 1992, it is the most important economic factor; also in the district is the power station Santa Maria on the Middle-Isar-channel.

The official 1998 statistics:

• agriculture and forestry 22
• manufacturing 441
• trade and transport 436
• supported by social insurance 467

Also, in 1999 there were 121 agricultural holdings with a utilized agricultural area of 3,619 ha, of which 3,033 ha is arable land.

Education

In 1999, there were the following facilities:

• Kindergarten: 146 kindergartens with 177 children
• Elementary Schools: 2 with 27 teachers and 451 students

Attractions

• Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist in Aufkirchen, 1725–30
• Catholic parish church of St. Martin in Niederding, 1757–60
• Catholic Church in St. Korbinian Schwaig, 1903–05
• Catholic Church in St. Nikolaus in Notzing
• Catholic Church of St. George branch in Upper thing, 1701/03, Tower from the 14th Century
• Kath Daughter church of St. Nicholas in Notzing, 2 Half of the 15th Century, saddleback tower of the 13/14. Century
• Castle Notzing, former water castle, 14th Century

Links

• www.oberding.de Official website of the municipality Oberding
• www.notzing.de
  
• St. John the Baptist in Santa Maria accessed on 23 November 2008