Pfaffenhofen (district)
The district Pfaffenhofen, officially district adIlm Oberpfaffenhofen, located in the north of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Bavaria, the county seat is Oberpfaffenhofen adIlm.
- 3.1 District
- 3.2 Kreistag
- 3.3 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 educational institutions
- 4.2 Healthcare
- 4.3 Research
- 4.4 traffic 4.4.1 Road Traffic
- 4.4.2 Rail transport
Geography
The county Oberpfaffenhofen is in the middle of Bavaria. Neighboring counties are in the north next to the independent city of Ingolstadt the district of Eichstätt, in the eastern district of Kelheim ( government district of Lower Bavaria ), in the southeastern district of Freising, in the south of the district of Dachau, in the southwest of Aichach- Friedberg ( Regierungsbezirk Schwaben) and west of the district of Neuburg -Schrobenhausen.
Geographically, the district area is part of the majority of the Hallertau, the largest contiguous hop-growing region in the world. The district flow through the Danube, which touches the northern district area from west to east, as well as their two right tributaries, the pair that opens in the far northeast of the county area, as well as the Ilm, which opens in the Lower Bavarian neighboring district of Kelheim.
History
The area of the district Oberpfaffenhofen is closely linked to the Bavarian history for centuries. The main reason is that the place Scheyern is the headquarters of the former ruling house of Wittelsbach. 1803, the district court Oberpfaffenhofen was built. It belonged to the Isar circle, which was renamed in 1838 in Upper Bavaria. 1862 were from 26 municipalities of the district court Oberpfaffenhofen and 12 municipalities of the neighboring District Court Ingolstadt built the new district court Geisen field. This made with the District Court of the district office Oberpfaffenhofen Oberpfaffenhofen. In 1939 the district was associated in the District Office, renamed the county.
As part of the 1972 local government reorganization, the county Oberpfaffenhofen was extended to the west and north by a few municipalities in the counties resolved Main Castle, Schrobenhausen and Ingolstadt to its present size.
Population Development
The district Pfaffenhofen won 1988-2008 over 26,000 residents added or increased by approximately 29 %. He saw in Greater Munich - Ingolstadt also has since further growth.
The population figures from 1840 onwards are based on the territorial status of 25 May 1987.
Policy
District
Council
(As of election on March 2, 2008)
Coat of arms
Description: The coat of arms is divided and the front is on the Bavarian blue and white diamonds on a golden patriarchal cross, back in gold with a green hop shoots umbel and leaf.
Symbolism: The left ( heraldic right) half of the county coat of arms shows the double cross of the monstrance Scheyern monastery on the blue and white diamonds of the Wittelsbach family. On the right ( heraldic left) side is in gold with a green hop shoots umbel and leaf.
Economy and infrastructure
In the north of the county is located the oil and petroleum industry in Vohburg and Muenchsmuenster: Agip, BP / Ruhroel and OMV operate here jointly the bayernoil refineries. Business Park Muenchsmuenster among others, the company Basell, Degussa and BP / Ruhroel maintain offices. In Manching is the work of EADS, in which the prototype of Euro Fighters was created and now runs the series production of all German machines. EADS uses the airfield in the Bundeswehr Technical Centre 61. Many suppliers to the automotive industry have their location because of its proximity to the Audi plant in Ingolstadt in the northern part of the county. In Geisenfeld the company Wolf -conditioning Technology, a leading manufacturer of surface water, air and land technique is established. In the county town of the Oberpfaffenhofen Hipp has its origin. Hipp produces organic baby food and is the world's largest processor of raw materials from organic- biological agriculture. The drug maker Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH manufactures in Oberpfaffenhofen tablets and ointments. Furthermore, Panasonic made in a production facility in Oberpfaffenhofen relay. From Oberpfaffenhofen from Hecht provides technology machinery and complete installations for the bulk processing industry in the world. In the southern district produces and sells LOWA sports shoes in Jetzendorf skiing, mountain and sports shoes. In addition, the PC monitor manufacturer, iiyama has its German branch in Rohrbach.
The district Pfaffenhofen is 2011 according to a study by the business magazine Focus Money is the most economically powerful region of Germany.
Educational institutions
The district and the local authorities operate the following facilities: 26 primary and secondary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 high schools, vocational school, vocational high school, special school. About 50 kindergartens and day-care centers to satisfy the needs from everywhere.
Health service
The Ilmtalklinik is a modern health center in the district town. 126 specialists and general physicians, 56 dentists and 27 pharmacies, 8 nursing homes provide health care in the county safe.
Research
In the district of Hull Wolnzacher the Society of Hop Research and the Free State of Bavaria operate the Hop Research Centre in Hull.
Traffic
Road
The county is served by these major routes by road: The motorway A9 (Munich -Nuremberg ), the A 93 (Munich -Regensburg ), in north-south direction, the B 13 and in East-West direction, the B 16 and the B 300
Of the county boundaries from the Munich airport is 25 kilometers and the inland port Kelheim on the Main -Danube Canal, 15 km away.
Rail transport
The district pervades since 1867 the main railway Ingolstadt -Munich - Oberpfaffenhofen. It was built by the Bavarian State Railroad; this was at the station Wolnzach station (now Rohrbach ) branch two local railways: the secondary lines of Hallertauer Lokalbahn of Wolnzach Station is Wolnzach Market ( 1894) and in the extension to the Main Castle (1895 ) and to Freising on Au and Langenbach (1909 ) and the north branch line branching off in 1906, according to Geisen field.
The passengers on the Hallertauer branch lines was set 1969-1975, as well a few years later the freight. Between Wolnzach Rohrbach and freight trains are still in use. This led to a reduction of the network of 78 km to 58 km in length. At the main railway line breakpoints Walkerbach, Hogh and upper Timm were abandoned.
The completion of the ICE Munich- Nuremberg took place in 2006 Since then, the train ride from the high-speed line Nuremberg -Ingolstadt- Munich has been significantly improved. Every hour trains to Munich, Ingolstadt, Treuchtlingen and Nuremberg. The stations Rohrbach and Oberpfaffenhofen are also regularly served by the Munich -Nuremberg Express.
In the northern county are the stations Muenchsmuenster, Vohburg and Ernsgaden of the Danube Valley Railway, which runs from Regensburg to Ulm Ingolstadt, serviced. The Manchinger station was abandoned.
Tourism
For more than ten years, the counties Oberpfaffenhofen adIlm, Kelheim, Freising and Landshut work in the tourism working group " Hallertau " together. A large section is dedicated to the catering and hospitality industry. Here Basic services are offered without are not a tourist development in a region possible. Each year there are changing special as the hop asparagus weeks, the asparagus weeks, the weeks hops and wild weeks.
A variety of attractions can be found in the territory of the district. A highlight among them is probably the monastery Scheyern, which emerged from the former family seat of the Earls of Scheyern. The landmark of Pfaffenhofen is the parish church, whose enormously high, tapering tower greets far into the country. The main square is one of the most beautiful town squares in Upper Bavaria. South of the county town stands on a hill, the imposing Basilica of Ilmmünster.
In an extensive English park, the water castle Reichertshausen is. The Rohrbacher castle forms with the historical fortified church and the old Tafernwirtschaft a remarkable ensemble. On a hill above the village the modern Basilica of the Transfiguration of Christ on Mount dominates the architect of Branca. Two kilometers from Rohrbach are the sanctuaries St. Kastl and Lohwinden, jewels of Gothic and Baroque. A structural feature is the Parish Church ( former Abbey Church ) by Geisen field whose south tower was increased in the Renaissance style on the double. At the cityscape of Vohburg on the Danube is still much of the past read as Duke City. Landmarks are the small Donautor and the remains of the castle.
Also, the German Hop Museum and the Celtic- Roman Museum make the county a popular tourist destination.
Cities and Towns
(Population at 31 December 2012)
Cities
Markets
Management Communities
Communities
Towns and villages of the district before the municipal reform 1971/78
Until the local government reform in 1971/78, the county Oberpfaffenhofen adIlm had 78 communities ( see list below).
In the northeast, bordering the county in the district of Kelheim, in the east by the district of Main Castle, in the southeast of the district of Freising, on the south by the district of Dachau, in the south west to the counties Aichach and Schrobenhausen and to the northwest by the district of Ingolstadt.
The communities of the county Oberpfaffenhofen adIlm before the municipal reform in the 1970s. ( The towns that still exist today are written in bold. )
Geotopes
In the district of four (September 2013) are the Bavarian State Office for Environmental designated geological sites. See the list of geological sites in the district Pfaffenhofen