Dingolfing-Landau District

Dingolfing-Landau District
Dingolfing-Landau District
	District
	Coat of arms
	Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Lower Bavaria
Capital	Dingolfing
Area
• Total	878 km2 (339 sq mi)

Dingolfing-Landau District is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Straubing-Bogen, Deggendorf, Rottal-Inn and Landshut.

History[]

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Dingolfing and Landau (Isar). Its original name was Untere Isar ("Lower Isar"), but in 1973 it was renamed and got its present name.

Geography[]

The region is characterised by very plain countryside and several rivers running from southwest to northeast (towards the Danube). Most important rivers of the district are the Isar and the Vils.

Economy[]

The whole region depends on the automobile industry. At Dingolfing, you can find the largest BMW-Industrycomplex in the world.

Coat of arms[]

The coat of arms displays:

The blue and white checkered pattern of Bavaria
The lion from the arms of the county of Leonberg (once ruling in Landau)
The red and white bars are from the arms of the county of Frontenhausen (once ruling in Dingolfing)

Towns and municipalities[]

Towns	Municipalities
Dingolfing Landau an der Isar	Eichendorf Frontenhausen Gottfrieding Loiching Mamming Marklkofen	Mengkofen Moosthenning Niederviehbach Pilsting Reisbach Simbach Wallersdorf

References[]

^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.

External links[]

Coordinates: 48°40′N 12°35′E / 48.67, 12.58

[1] "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.