Dachau is a district in Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Fürstenfeldbruck

Fürstenfeldbruck (district)

Fürstenfeldbruck is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the city of Munich and the districts of Munich, Starnberg, Landsberg, Aichach-Friedberg and Dachau.-History:...

, Aichach-Friedberg

Aichach-Friedberg

Aichach-Friedberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Augsburg, Donau-Ries, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Pfaffenhofen, Dachau, Fürstenfeldbruck and Landsberg, as well as by the city of Augsburg....

, Pfaffenhofen

Pfaffenhofen (district)

Pfaffenhofen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Eichstätt, Kelheim, Freising, Dachau and Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, and the city of Ingolstadt.-History:...

, Freising

Freising (district)

Freising is a district in Bavaria, Germany. Following a recent ranking of the German magazine FOCUS MONEY comparing all German districts it is number one concerning economic growth abilities. It is bounded by the districts of Kelheim, Landshut, Erding, Munich, Dachau and Pfaffenhofen.The district...

 and Munich

Munich (district)

Munich is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It borders the districts of Dachau, Freising, Erding, Ebersberg, Rosenheim, Miesbach, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Starnberg, Fürstenfeldbruck, and surrounds district-free city Munich itself, which is the district seat.-History:The history of the region is...

, and by the city of Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

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History

The district was established in 1952. There were slight changes to the territory in the administrative reform of 1972.

Geography

The district extends from the northwestern suburbs of Munich to the so called Dachauer Land. It is a hilly countryside, which is now densely populated. The growing Munich metropolitan area is advancing more and more into the district's territory.

Coat of arms

The arms include a red zigzag line on white background, which was the heraldic figure of the Wittelsbach Wittelsbach The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria.Members of the family served as Dukes, Electors and Kings of Bavaria , Counts Palatine of the Rhine , Margraves of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland , Elector-Archbishops of Cologne , Dukes of...  family during the 12th and 13th century. Although it was not used anymore from the 14th century on, it is now part of the arms of Dachau in order to symbolise, that Dachau is an old part of the Bavarian state. In the upper part of the arms the blue and white checkered pattern of Bavaria is displayed.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Dachau Dachau Dachau is a town in Upper Bavaria, in the southern part of Germany. It is a major district town—a Große Kreisstadt—of the administrative region of Upper Bavaria, about 20 km north-west of Munich. It is now a popular residential area for people working in Munich with roughly 40,000 inhabitants...	Altomünster Altomünster Altomünster is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany.-Education:The Grund- und Mittelschule Altomünster has about 500 pupils. Since October 2011 the Volksschule Altomünster has a Comenius-partnership. Declared school-partners are the „Primary School“ in Crook and the... Bergkirchen Bergkirchen Bergkirchen is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany.... Erdweg Erdweg Erdweg is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany.... Haimhausen Haimhausen Haimhausen is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria, Germany, just north of Munich. It has a few shops, including Schlecker, a flower shop and Nahkauf, as well as a Schloss, which is now home to the Bavarian International School. There is a Shell petrol station. It has its own... Hebertshausen Hebertshausen Hebertshausen is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany.... Hilgertshausen-Tandern Hilgertshausen-Tandern Hilgertshausen-Tandern is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany.... Karlsfeld Karlsfeld Karlsfeld is a municipality in the district of Dachau, in Bavaria, Germany. During World War II, it was the location of a subcamp of Dachau concentration camp.The municipality is situated 12 km northwest of Munich ....	Markt Indersdorf Markt Indersdorf Markt Indersdorf is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany.... Odelzhausen Odelzhausen Odelzhausen is a town and municipality in the west of the region of "Dachau" . The administrative collectivity of Odelzhausen consists of Odelzhausen and the townships of Sulzemoos and Pfaffenhofen an der Glonn.-Area members:... Petershausen Petershausen Petershausen is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany.... Pfaffenhofen an der Glonn Pfaffenhofen an der Glonn Pfaffenhofen an der Glonn is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany.... Röhrmoos Röhrmoos Röhrmoos is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany. It is located ca. 25 km northwest of München.Röhrmoos has 14 lots :... Schwabhausen Schwabhausen Schwabhausen is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany.... Sulzemoos Sulzemoos Sulzemoos is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany.... Vierkirchen Vierkirchen Vierkirchen is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany.... Weichs Weichs Weichs is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany. There are 4 main villages in the municipality - Weichs, Aufhausen, Ebersbach, and Fränking...

External links

• Official website (German)