Deggendorf (district)

The district of Deggendorf is located in the center of the Bavarian administrative district of Lower Bavaria on both sides of the Danube. Neighboring counties are in the northern part of the district of Regen, in the eastern district of Freyung -Grafenau, in the southeastern district of Passau, in the south of Rottal -Inn, in the southwest of the district of Dingolfing -Landau and to the west the district of Straubing -Bogen.

• 4.1 Snow chaos in the winter 2005/2006
• 4.2 Flood in June 2013

• 5.1 District Administrators
• 5.2 Kreistag
• 5.3 District Partnerships

• 6.1 traffic

• 7.1 Higher education

• 8.1 Altlandkreis communities in Deggendorf

Geography

The district area Deggendorf has the north and east portion of the Bavarian Forest. In the middle of the Danube runs through from northwest to southeast the district area. Located southwest of Deggendorf opens the Isar, coming from the southwest, into the Danube. To the estuary is a wetland landscape has received, to the south connects the Isar Gäuboden, one of the granaries of Bavaria.

The highest mountain in the district of Deggendorf is the Einödriegel in the community Earl Ling (1120 m ), the lowest point lies in the desert Lenau in the community Künzing 303 m above sea level. N.N.

Climate

Due to its location in central Europe, the Deggendorf district is located in the temperate warm climate in the transition region between the humid Atlantic and the dry continental climate.

The following diagram gives the climatic values ​​of the district again ( the altitudes of the Bavarian Forest may have lower temperature values):

History

The district area Deggendorf is one of the old Bavarian areas. 1803, the District Courts Deggendorf and Vilshofen were built here, which belonged in 1808 to the lower Danube Circle ( capital Passau) and from 1838 to Lower Bavaria ( capital Landshut ). 1838 the new district court Osterhofen was for some communities of the judicial district of Deggendorf, the new District Court for the Western Hengersberg and municipalities of the district court of Vilshofen built. 1862 the district office Deggendorf and from the regional court districts Vilshofen and Osterhofen the district office Vilshofen were formed from the regional court districts Deggendorf and Hengersberg. 1879 retired from the city of Deggendorf from the district of Deggendorf and became an immediate circular city. In 1939, the District Offices, renamed the Prussian model, in district offices and the districts into counties. 1940 Deggendorf was incorporated into the district of Deggendorf, but this was reversed in 1948.

As part of local government reform in 1972, the district Deggendorf with the western part of the district was Vilshofen ( area of the former District Court Osterhofen, the eastern part came to the district of Passau ) and the independent city of Deggendorf united to the new district of Deggendorf. The town of Deggendorf received by the loss of freedom circle the status of a district town. In order for the district of Deggendorf reached its current dimensions.

Population Development

Between 1988 and 2008 the district of Deggendorf grew by more than 15,000 inhabitants, or around 15%. Since 2008, the population is declining.

The following numbers refer to the territorial status of 25 May 1987.

Natural disasters

Snow chaos in the winter 2005/2006

Also, the eastern part of the district Deggendorf was affected as the entire eastern Bavarian Forest the snow chaos in the winter of 2005 /2006. Building owners, fire departments, THW, Federal police, soldiers of the Bundeswehr and volunteers shoveled countless buildings of the snow -free. Nevertheless, plunged more than 20 halls, houses and agricultural outbuildings as well as a variety of other smaller buildings in the county area.

The alarm bell in the district of Deggendorf was proclaimed on 9 February 2006 at 11:20 clock by County Commissioner Christian Bernreiter and lifted after five days on 14 February 2006 at 19:00 clock again.

Flood in June 2013

By continuing rainfall in May and early June led both the Danube and the Isar an excessive amount of water and examined the county with an as yet unknown flood home. The German Weather Service warned on May 30 before heavy rain and severe storms in Bavaria. On May 31, the competent water authority Deggendorf district informed Christian Bernreiter that heavy rain events could be expected in an extraordinary degree. On June 2, reached in the evening Danube and Isar reporting level 4 After early information of threatened communities in the district and the aid agencies was because levees were at risk, proclaimed by the district on June 3 at 8:40 of the disaster alarm. Local media reported at 12:00 clock that happen to Isarmündung under difficult conditions dam safety work.

On June 4, broke through the backwater of the Danube this dam on the river Isar near the town of Deggendorf and flooded the two districts fishing village and Natternberg. On the same day the Danube dam the flood waters stopped at winery was no longer large parts of Niederaltaich were flooded. Other dams in the district could be prevented by the many forces especially the THW, fire brigade, the BRK, the Bundeswehr, the Federal Police and the police with the help of local companies and 3000 in addition other volunteers. The help of volunteers was about 30 students of the " Deggendorf cleans up" the Technische Hochschule Deggendorf been organized, it awarded in December of 2013 with the German Prize for Civic Engagement. More than a million sandbags were filled and built dike stabilization.

As early as the June 4, 2013 were held large-scale evacuations, more than 6000 people had to leave their homes. The Danube level at Deggendorf was from June 4 to June 6 at 8 m, and reached a peak in Niederaltaich of 8.30 m.

Beside the A3 motorway and the A92 motorway in the area of the motorway junction Deggendorf also State and county roads along the Danube were flooded and closed for over a week. After the Maxbrücke in Deggendorf also had to be completely blocked the Danube bridge the A92 motorway to the flooding fishing village, the right and left sides of the Danube River located part of the district was traffic- largely isolated from one another. The school system throughout the county had to be interrupted for a week, in Niederaltaich for two weeks.

It was only on June 18, the last inhabitants of the districts Deggendorfer fishing village and Natternberg could again without boats to their homes to begin the clean-up. Even with all the clean-up aid organizations and countless volunteers contributed further invaluable help. Forecasts estimate the damages alone in the district of Deggendorf to 500 million euros. Due to the contamination with oil has been calculated with the demolition of 150 buildings until the end of 2013 ⅔ of these buildings have already been canceled.

The Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer informed (visit in Deggendorf on 6 June and 6 August), and the President Joachim Gauck (visit in Deggendorf on 16 June), Bavarian Minister, Federal and State Secretaries to talk about the extent of the flooding and the helpers of appreciation and thanks.

The alarm bell took 19 days and was lifted on 21 June at 17:00 clock.

Policy

District administrators

• May 1945 to May 1946: Erich Chrambach
• May 1946 - April 1948: Alois Weinzierl
• May 1948 to February 1963: Ludwig Heigl (CSU )
• February 1963 to May 1972, Josef Krug
• June 1972-30. April 1978: Walter Fritsch ( SPD)
• May 1 1978-30. April 2002: George Karl ( CSU)
• Since May 1, 2002: Christian Bernreiter (CSU )

Council

District partnerships

Since 20 June 2001, a partnership with the Czech Okres Plzeň -sever ( Plzeň -North).

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The AG Bayerische Ostbahnen opened already in 1860 in the Danube valley the route Regensburg - Passau. On her was in Plattling an important railway junction, as 1866, the Platt Ling- Deggendorfer Railway Company began operations; it was in 1877 ushered in by the Eastern Railway Company continued in the Bavarian Forest.

A few years earlier (1875 ), the Eastern Railway had opened its route towards Landau, which today continues to Munich.

Also Deggendorf was the starting point of two branch lines: 1891 began the operation on the local railway -AG Deggendorf - Metten, who came to Regentalbahn later. 1913/14, was the state railway track at the foot of the Bavarian Forest after Hengersberg - Kalteneck.

The network comprised now exactly 100 km. Of these, about one-third was shut down in 1981/ 83:

Currently (2014) there are five access points on rail services in the County:

• Plattling
• Pankofen
• Deggendorf Hauptbahnhof
• Earl Ling- Arzting
• Osterhofen

Subsequent cross-regional roads run through the county:

• A 3 Passau - Deggendorf - Nuremberg
• A 92 Deggendorf - Plattling - Munich
• B 8 Straubing - Plattling - Osterhofen - Vilshofen - Passau
• B 11 Deggendorf - Patersdorf - Rain - Bay. Eisenstein
• B533 Hengersberg - Grafenau - Freyung

Education

Higher Education

The district of Deggendorf can be referred to as a center of higher education, which is shown by the existence of a technical college and four high schools. Striking here is the high commitment church organizations in education:

• Technische Hochschule Deggendorf
• Comenius -Gymnasium Deggendorf (state )
• Robert -Koch -Gymnasium Deggendorf (state )
• St. -Gotthard -Gymnasium Niederaltaich (carrier: Monastery Niederaltaich )
• St. Michael's High School Metten (carrier: Metten Abbey )

Cities and Towns

(Population at 31 December 2012)

Cities

Markets

Management Communities

No community outdoor areas

Communities

Municipalities in Deggendorf Altlandkreis

• Oberalberting, today Grafling
• Allhartsmais, today Schoefweg
• Altenufer, today Hengersberg
• Auerbach
• Außernzell
• Salvors, today Grafling
• Book Mountain, today Offenberg
• Deggenau today to Deggendorf
• Deggendorf (city, only 1940-1948 )
• Edenstetten, today Bernried
• Egg, today Bernried
• Engolling, today Auerbach
• Fishing village, now to Deggendorf
• Earl Ling
• Grattersdorf
• Greising today to Deggendorf
• Haunersdorf, today Otzing
• Hengersberg (market )
• Hirschberg, today Grafling
• Hunding
• Iggensbach
• Lalling
• Metten
• Michael book today Stephansposching
• Mietraching today to Deggendorf

• Nabin, today Grattersdorf
• Natternberg today to Deggendorf
• Neßlbach today into pruning
• Niederaltaich
• Oberaign, today Grattersdorf
• Offenberg
• Otzing
• Pankofen, today Plattling.
• Penzenried, today Offenberg
• Pielweichs, today Plattling
• Platt Ling (City)
• Riggerding, today Schoellnach
• Rotter village, now to Stephansposching
• Schaufling
• Schoellnach
• Schwanenkirchen, today Hengersberg
• Schwarzach, today Hengersberg
• Seebach, today to Deggendorf
• Stone churches today Stephansposching
• Stephansposching
• Taiding, today Schoellnach
• Urlading, today Auerbach
• Walter village, now to Hengersberg
• Winsing, today Grattersdorf
• Winegrower

Geotopes

The district is 28 (as of September 2013) are the Bavarian State Office for Environmental designated geological sites. See the list of geological sites in the district of Deggendorf