Freising (district)
State:
Bavaria |
| Adm. Region: | Oberbayern |
| Capital: | Freising |
| Area: | 800 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 152,300 (2000) |
| pop. density: | 190 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | FS |
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Freising is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Kelheim, Landshut, Erding, Munich, Dachau and Pfaffenhofen.
History
In the Holy Roman Empire Freising was a clerical state ruled by the bishops. In 1803, when the clerical states of Germany were dissolved, the region was annexed by Bavaria.
Geography
The district is located north of the Munich metropolitan area. The Isar and Amper rivers run in parallel from southwest to northeast. North of the rivers there is the Hallertau, a hilly region mainly used for hop growing.
Coat of arms
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The coat of arms displays:
- the blue and white checked pattern of Bavaria
- a portrait of Corbinianus, the patron saint of the city of Freising
- the rose from the arms of the medieval county of Moosburg
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