Freyung-Grafenau

Freyung-Grafenau
Freyung-Grafenau
District
	Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Lower Bavaria
Capital	Freyung
Government
• District admin.	Sebastian Gruber (CSU)
Area
• Total	984 km2 (380 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2023)
• Total	79,603
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	FRG, WOS, GRA
Website	freyung-grafenau.de

Freyung-Grafenau is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Passau, Deggendorf and Regen, the Czech Republic and by Austria.

History

The district was established in 1972, by merging the former districts of Grafenau and Wolfstein.^[2] In medieval times Wolfstein (east of the Ilz River) was the property of the bishop of Passau and the site of Wolfstein Castle, now a schloss. Grafenau (west of the Ilz River) successively belonged to different countries, before it was annexed by Bavaria in 1438. Wolfstein became a part of Bavaria two years after the dissolution of the clerical states in Germany (1803).

Geography

Freyung

Freyung-Grafenau is the easternmost district of Bavaria. It is located in the southern part of the Bavarian Forest and is partially occupied by the Bavarian Forest National Park. The source of the Ilz River is situated in the district.

Coat of arms

The wolf represents the area of Wolfstein, while the bear stands for Grafenau (as it was ruled from the castle of Bärnstein, and Bär means "bear"). At the bottom sits the blue and white lozengy pattern of Bavaria.

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Towns	Municipalities
Freyung Grafenau Waldkirchen	Eppenschlag Fürsteneck Grainet Haidmühle Hinterschmiding Hohenau Innernzell Jandelsbrunn Mauth Neureichenau Neuschönau	Perlesreut Philippsreut Ringelai Röhrnbach Saldenburg Sankt Oswald-Riedlhütte Schöfweg Schönberg Spiegelau Thurmansbang Zenting

References

^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
^ F.A. Brockhaus Wiesbaden (1975). Brockhaus Enzyklopädie in zwanzig Bänden: Ergänzungen, A-I (in German) (17 ed.). Wiesbaden. p. 517. ISBN 978-3765300288.

External links

Official website (German)

48°50′N 13°30′E / 48.83°N 13.5°E / 48.83; 13.5

[1] Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).

[2] F.A. Brockhaus Wiesbaden (1975). Brockhaus Enzyklopädie in zwanzig Bänden: Ergänzungen, A-I (in German) (17 ed.). Wiesbaden. p. 517. ISBN 978-3765300288.

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