Pfaffenhofen (district)
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Pfaffenhofen 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 south and clockwise) the districts of Eichstätt
Eichstätt (district)
Eichstätt is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Donau-Ries, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Roth, Neumarkt, Kelheim and Pfaffenhofen, and by the city of Ingolstadt.-History:...

, Kelheim
Kelheim (district)
Kelheim is a district in Bavaria, Germany, bound by the regions Regensburg, Landshut, Freising, Pfaffenhofen, Eichstätt and Neumarkt.-Geography:...

, Freising
Freising (district)
Freising is a 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 the districts of Kelheim, Landshut, Erding, Munich, Dachau and Pfaffenhofen.The district...

, Dachau
Dachau (district)
Dachau is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Fürstenfeldbruck, Aichach-Friedberg, Pfaffenhofen, Freising and Munich, and by the city of Munich.- History :The district was established in 1952...

 and Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
Neuburg-Schrobenhausen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Pfaffenhofen, Aichach-Friedberg, Donau-Ries and Eichstätt, and by the city of Ingolstadt.-History:...

, and the city of Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt is a city in the Free State of Bavaria, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is located along the banks of the Danube River, in the center of Bavaria. As at 31 March 2011, Ingolstadt had 125.407 residents...

.

History

In early medieval times the region was partially property of the powerful monasteries of Ilmmünster and Münchsmünster, and partially divided into tiny secular states. One of those states was the county of Scheyern. The counts were ancestors of the Wittelsbach
Wittelsbach
The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria.Members of the family served as Dukes, Electors and Kings of Bavaria , Counts Palatine of the Rhine , Margraves of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland , Elector-Archbishops of Cologne , Dukes of...

 family, who in 1180 became rulers of Bavaria. From that time on the region was a part of Bavaria.

The district of Pfaffenhofen was established in 1972 by merging several former districts.

Geography

The district is located in the Hallertau Plains between the Isar
Isar
The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald, and flows through Bad Tölz, Munich, and Landshut before reaching the Danube near Deggendorf. At 295 km in length, it is the fourth largest river...

 and Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....

 rivers. The Danube crosses the northernmost part of the district.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:
  • the blue and white checked pattern of Bavaria
  • a cross symbolising the monastery of Scheyern
  • a branch of hops

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Geisenfeld
    Geisenfeld
    Geisenfeld is a town in the district of Pfaffenhofen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Ilm, southeast of Ingolstadt....

  2. Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
    Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
    Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm is a municipality in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the district Pfaffenhofen. It is located on the river Ilm, and had a population of 23,282 in 2004.Composer Ralf Yusuf Gawlick was born here in 1969....

  3. Vohburg
    Vohburg
    Vohburg is a town in the district of Pfaffenhofen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube, 14 km east of Ingolstadt....

  • Baar-Ebenhausen
    Baar-Ebenhausen
    Baar-Ebenhausen is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Ernsgaden
    Ernsgaden
    Ernsgaden is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Gerolsbach
    Gerolsbach
    Gerolsbach is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Hettenshausen
    Hettenshausen
    Hettenshausen is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Hohenwart
    Hohenwart
    Hohenwart is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Ilmmünster
    Ilmmünster
    Ilmmünster is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Jetzendorf
    Jetzendorf
    Jetzendorf is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Manching
    Manching
    Manching is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Paar, 7 km southeast of Ingolstadt...



    1. Münchsmünster
      Münchsmünster
      Münchsmünster is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany....


    2. Pörnbach
      Pörnbach
      Pörnbach is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany....


    3. Reichertshausen
      Reichertshausen
      Reichertshausen is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany and is near the A9 and between Munich and Ingolstadt.- Geography :The Bundesstrasse 13 runs through Reichertshausen...


    4. Reichertshofen
      Reichertshofen
      Reichertshofen is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany....


    5. Rohrbach
      Rohrbach, Bavaria
      Rohrbach is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany.- External links :*...


    6. Scheyern
      Scheyern
      Scheyern is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany.The House of Wittelsbach derives from here....


    7. Schweitenkirchen
      Schweitenkirchen
      Schweitenkirchen is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany....


    8. Wolnzach

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