Rottal-Inn
Encyclopedia
Rottal-Inn is a Kreis in the southeastern part of Bavaria
, Germany
. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Altötting
, Mühldorf
, Landshut
, Dingolfing-Landau
and Passau
. To the southeast is the Austria
n state Upper Austria
(Braunau).
and its tributary, the Rott
.
and Eggenfelden
and parts of the districts Griesbach
and Vilsbiburg
.
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...
. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Altötting
Altötting (district)
Altötting is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by Austria and the Bavarian districts of Traunstein, Mühldorf and Rottal-Inn.- History :...
, Mühldorf
Mühldorf (district)
Mühldorf is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Landshut, Rottal-Inn, Altötting, Traunstein, Rosenheim, Ebersberg and Erding.-History:...
, Landshut
Landshut (district)
Landshut is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Kelheim, Straubing-Bogen, Dingolfing-Landau, Rottal-Inn, Mühldorf, Erding and Freising. The city of Landshut is enclosed by, but does not belong to the district...
, Dingolfing-Landau
Dingolfing-Landau
Dingolfing-Landau is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Straubing-Bogen, Deggendorf, Rottal-Inn and Landshut.-History:...
and Passau
Passau (district)
Passau is a district in the southeast of Bavaria. It encloses the city of Passau geographically from two sides. Neighboring districts are Rottal-Inn, Deggendorf, Freyung-Grafenau. To the south it borders Austria.-History:...
. To the southeast is the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n state Upper Austria
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
(Braunau).
Geography
The main rivers in the district are the InnInn River
The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and is approximately 500km long. The highest point of its drainage basin is the summit of Piz Bernina, at 4,049 metres.- Geography :...
and its tributary, the Rott
Rott River
The Rott is a 109 km long river in Bavaria, Germany, left tributary of the Inn. Its source is in the municipality Wurmsham in Lower Bavaria, between Landshut and Waldkraiburg. It flows east through a rural area with small towns, including Neumarkt-Sankt Veit, Eggenfelden, Pfarrkirchen and...
.
History
The district was created in 1972 by merging the two previous districts PfarrkirchenPfarrkirchen
Pfarrkirchen is a municipality in southern Lower Bavaria Germany, the capital of the district Rottal-Inn. It has about 12,500 inhabitants and is an important school centre with about 10,000 pupils from all over Lower Bavaria. The town spreads over an area of about 52 square kilometers and lies...
and Eggenfelden
Eggenfelden
Eggenfelden is a town in the Rottal-Inn district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Rott, 55 km south of Straubing and 55 km southwest of Passau.-Notable people:*The ski mountaineer Konrad Lex is born in Eggenfelden....
and parts of the districts Griesbach
Bad Griesbach (Rottal)
Bad Griesbach is a town in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany.-History:"Burg Griesbach" is first mentioned in a document from around 1076. The place was part of Landshut. It was raided and destroyed by an army from Palatinate in 1504, only to be re-erected soon afterwards. In 1778/79...
and Vilsbiburg
Vilsbiburg
Vilsbiburg is a town on the river Große Vils, 18 km southeast of Landshut, in the district of Landshut, in Bavaria, Germany. Vilsbiburg has 11,000 inhabitants.- Geography :...
.
Coat of arms
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The coat of arms combines the symbols of the two previous districts. In the upper-left is a panther as the symbol of Eggenfelden, derived from the coat of arms of the Counts of Spanheim, who ruled the area until the 13th century. In the bottom-right a horse as the symbol of Pfarrkirchen, as the area is famous for the horse-breeding tradition. The blue wavy line between them symbolizes the two rivers in the district, the Inn and the Rott. |
Towns and municipalities
| cities | Verwaltungsgemeinschaften | municipalities |
|---|---|---|
Markt(market towns)
¹ administered within a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft |
|
Bayerbach Bayerbach is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany.... Dietersburg Dietersburg is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany.... Egglham Egglham is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany.... Ering Ering is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany.... Falkenberg, Lower Bavaria Falkenberg is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany.... Geratskirchen Geratskirchen is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany.... 1 Hebertsfelden Hebertsfelden is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany.... Johanniskirchen Johanniskirchen is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany.... Julbach Julbach is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany.... Kirchdorf am Inn Kirchdorf am Inn is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany.... Malgersdorf Malgersdorf is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany.... Mitterskirchen Mitterskirchen is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany.-Geography:Mitterskirchen is situated in a small side-valley of the Rott, bordering on the district of Oberbayern... Postmünster Postmünster is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria, Germany.-References:... Reut Reut is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany.... Rimbach, Lower Bavaria Rimbach is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany.... 1 Roßbach, Bavaria Roßbach is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria, Germany.... Schönau, Lower Bavaria Schönau is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria, Germany.... Stubenberg Stubenberg is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany.... 1 Unterdietfurt Unterdietfurt is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria, Germany.... Wittibreut Wittibreut is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria, Germany.... Zeilarn Zeilarn is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria, Germany.... ¹ administered within a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft |