Passau (district)
The district of Passau is located in the Bavarian administrative district of Lower Bavaria. Neighboring counties are in the northern district of Freyung -Grafenau, in the eastern district of Rohrbach and to the south the districts Schärding, Ried and Braunau am Inn, which belong to the Austrian state of Upper Austria, in the west, the district Rottal -Inn and the northwest of the district of Deggendorf. The independent city of Passau pushes from the east like a wedge into the circulatory area, so as to extend the county semi-circle around this city. By area, it is located in Bavaria is the No. 3 counties and population ranked fifth
- 3.1 Country Councils since 1972
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
- 5.1 Education
- 5.2 traffic
- 8.1 Coat of Arms
- 8.2 communities before 1972
- 8.3 District Administrators to 1972
Geography
By the district flows from northwest to southeast of the Danube. To the east of the circle this the border with Austria (Upper Austria ) forms. The Danube divides the circle area in two different landscapes. In the north, the foothills of the Bavarian Forest go up to heights of almost 1,000 m. On the edge of the Bavarian Forest the Ilz, a left tributary of the Danube, which flows in Passau flows. South of the Danube stretches from a hilly landscape that extends down to the red valley. The Rott is a left tributary of the Inn River, runs through the southern district area from west to east and empties in Neuhaus am Inn. To the west of the circle is still flowing to the Vils few kilometers before it empties into the Danube in Vilshofen.
History
The area of present-day district of Passau belonged before 1800 mainly for high pin Passau and came to Bavaria in 1806. Then the district courts of Passau and Wegscheid were built. Already in 1803 the county courts Griesbach had been built in the Rott Valley and Vilshofen. The city of Passau in 1809 a circular immediate city. This was as much as all the district courts to the lower Danube Circle, which was renamed in 1838 in Lower Bavaria. At the same time, the Passau Regional Court was divided into the District Courts of Passau Passau I and II, separated from the district court, the district court Griesbach Rotthalmuenster and by the district court, the district court Vilshofen Osterhofen. There were also changes at the District Court Wegscheid. As of 1862, the District Courts Passau Passau I and II formed the county Passau, the district courts Griesbach and Rotthalmuenster the district office Griesbach and the District Courts Vilshofen and Osterhofen the district office Vilshofen. Furthermore, the district office Wegscheid was formed from the District Court and the Court Wegscheid newly formed Forest churches. This was from 1880 to 1888 to the District Office Passau, but was again rebuilt. In 1939, the four district offices ( Griesbach, Passau, Vilshofen and Wegscheid ) have been renamed to district offices and associated districts in counties.
As part of local government reform in Bavaria, today's district of Passau was built with the district administration office in Passau with effect from 1 July 1972. Here, the district Wegscheid, the county Griesbach and he was given and the eastern part of the district Vilshofen (up to three municipalities). The western part of the district Vilshofen (room Osterhofen ) came to the enlarged district of Deggendorf. Passau was an independent city, but received some villages of the district of Passau and remained the seat of the enlarged district of Passau.
Population Development
Between 1988 and 2008 the district of Passau grew by about 24,000 inhabitants and by around 15 %. Since 2006, the trend is declining.
The following numbers refer to the territorial status of 25 May 1987.
Policy
District Administrator of Passau is Franz Meyer ( CSU), the longtime district administrator Hanns Dorfner replaced after the local elections 2008. With 66.7 % of the vote he won ahead of Jella Teuchner (SPD ), the combined 12 % of the vote, and Marie Louise Erhard (CDU ).
Country councils since 1972
( Baptist Kitzlinger was since 1970 District of Old - Passau District. )
In the local elections in Bavaria in 2014 Franz Meyer was confirmed with 71.22 % of the vote in his office.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the district is above the sign foot with Bavarian lozenges left a red wolf and the right a red panther. The coat of arms symbolizes the merger of the former counties Wegscheid, Vilshofen and Griesbach.
The wolf is reminiscent of the old Bishopric of Passau, which is the central area of the district today. The Panther for the older belonging to Vilshofen and Griesbach area. The diamonds represent the Bavarian authorities organization that applies throughout Bavaria.
Religion
The county is dominated Catholic. Only the community Ortenbourg is characterized historically Protestant. A total of 84 % of the population are Roman Catholic, 8.1% are Protestant.
Economy and infrastructure
Education
In the district -exist with 58 main and primary schools with 12,235 pupils ( pupil numbers prior school year 2008/ 09):
- High schools in Prince Zell ( Maristengymnasium ), Pocking, Untergriesbach and Vilshofen with a total of 3,545 students
- Secondary schools in Bad Griesbach, Hauzenberg, Ortenbourg, Tittling and Vilshofen with a total of 3,601 students
- Eight vocational schools with a total of 6,889 students
- Three special schools in Hauzenberg, Pocking and Vilshofen with a total of 595 students
In addition, many students take advantage of the training offered by the adjacent independent city of Passau, and the further education offers the neighboring counties.
Traffic
The principal axes of the traffic in the district of Passau in Passau the converging motorways and main roads. The most important connection is the A 3 motorway crosses the county from Regensburg direction from northwest to southeast and at the border crossing Suben in the Austrian Innkreis A8 motorway passes to Linz. In parallel to this highway the highway runs 8 in north - south direction the main road crosses the 12 county. This has in the north following the Czech highway 4 and combines in its southern branch Passau Munich. For this branch an expansion to the A 94 motorway is planned. In addition to these roads connecting the national highway 85 Passau with the larger cities of the Bavarian Forest as Grafenau, rain and Cham. A total of 34 km of motorway, 122 km of federal highways and 4229 km more roads (as of 31 December 2007) in the district.
An important transport axis of the county is the main railway line Nuremberg - Passau - Linz, which will sail every hour of regional trains as well as two periods of long-distance trains and freight trains. At this distance the train station in Vilshofen on the Danube is the only one remaining in the county. In addition to this main line still exists a branch line towards red valley which is traversed by the hour. On this route are located in the county area seven stops, and the Pocking station. In addition to these two still traveled by passenger services exists with the railway line Vilshofen - Ortenbourg still operated in the freight line. The railway line Passau Freyung to be taken from 2011 in leisure traffic again. Similar reactivation efforts there for the railway line Passau Hauzenberg. In addition to these rail lines, there was the railway lines Kalteneck - Hengersberg and Vilshofen - Aidenbachstraße. These are broken down and converted to bike paths.
All train and bus services within the county of Passau are integrated in the tariff of the transport association district of Passau.
In addition to several sports airfields, there is a commercial airport in Vilshofen on the Danube.
With the fall of the Iron Curtain and the construction of the Main -Danube Canal which the county by attracting Danube has become an increasingly important international waterway.
Health service
The district operates with his daughter of Passau Hospital gGmbH total of four hospitals in Rotthalmuenster, Vilshofen, Wegscheid and Bad Fussing. In addition, a medical care center in Hauzenberg exists a branch in Fuerstenzell. Other facilities include a geriatric rehabilitation center in Aidenbachstraße and a special facility for coma patients in the upper cell.
Cities and Towns
(Population at 31 December 2012)
Cities
Markets
Communities
Management Communities
The district of Passau before the 1972 local government reorganization
The Altlandkreis Passau was divided into 39 municipalities. Geographically, he cupped, as now, the district-free city of Passau, in the even then the district administration had its headquarters. Through the town of Passau and the county Vilshofen the old county area was divided into a smaller portion south of the Danube to the Neuburg Forest and a larger portion north of the Danube in the Bavarian Forest. The district was surrounded by the districts of Griesbach, Vilshofen, Grafenau, Wolfenstein and Wegscheid (clockwise). Regarding Upper Austria, the district bordered the district Schärding.
Coat of arms
The old county coat of arms was approved in 1968. The Bavarian lozenges in the upper part symbolized the membership in Bavaria. The Passau wolf on the heraldic right side was for the city of Passau and accessories, especially the northern parts of the county, the old Bishopric of Passau. The three wave beam on the heraldic left standing for the three rivers Danube, Inn and Ilz that run through the area of the old county.
Communities before 1972
Already before 1972 there were several changes in the community structure of the district. 1855, the parish of St. Nikola was divided. The eastern part came in 1870 to the city of Passau, the western part remained under the name Haidenhof an independent municipality until 1909 and then was also incorporated to Passau. In 1922 the town was annexed to the municipality Ries neck. In 1923 the town was incorporated Beiderwies to Passau and has since been part of the district Innstadt. After the city of Passau in 1932 bought the Veste upper house, which was at that time in the community Hacklberg, the fortress area was incorporated together with the hamlet Bschütt 1938 to Passau.
District administrators to 1972
Geotopes
The district is 41 (as of September 2013) are the Bavarian State Office for Environmental designated geological sites. See the list of geological sites in the district of Passau