Landau an der Isar

Landau an der Isar
Parish church
Coat of arms
Landau an der Isar Location of Landau an der Isar within Dingolfing-Landau district
Coordinates: 48°40′N 12°40′E / 48.667°N 12.667°E / 48.667; 12.667Coordinates: 48°40′N 12°40′E / 48.667°N 12.667°E / 48.667; 12.667
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Niederbayern
District	Dingolfing-Landau
Government
• Mayor	Josef Brunner (CSU)
Area
• Total	84.37 km2 (32.58 sq mi)
Elevation	390 m (1,280 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	13,364
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	94405
Dialling codes	09951
Vehicle registration	DGF (formerly: LAN)
Website	www.landau-isar.de

360° Panorama Landau a.d. Isar

Postcard of Landau an der Isar, 1917

Landau an der Isar (official name: Landau a.d.Isar) is the second largest town in the Lower Bavarian district, or Landkreis, of Dingolfing-Landau, in the state of Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the river Isar. In 2005, the population was around 12,950.

History

Landau was founded in 1224 by the Wittelsbach Ludwig I, Duke of Bavaria. The town had been a Pflegamt for many years and belonged to the Landshut Rentamt of the Electorate-Principality (Kurfürstentum) of Bavaria. Landau possessed a town court with broad magisterial powers (Landgericht).

Until the Bavarian county reform, or Kreisreform in German, in 1972, Landau was the district seat (Kreisstadt) of its own Landkreis, having the license plate code LAN. In the reform, the former townships of Frammering, Mettenhausen, Reichersdorf and Zeholfing, along with parts of the townships of Kammern and Ganacker, were merged with the town of Landau. The incorporation of the townships of Nieder- and Oberhöcking followed in 1978.

Celebrities

Sights to see

• Late Gothic parish church with important winged altar associated with Hans Leinberger in Usterling
• Town museum (Heimatmuseum)
• Town parish church of the Virgin Mary; the parish church of the Assumption of Dormition of the Mother of God (feast day: 15 August) was constructed during the tenure of the town priest Fr. Phillip Rappoldsberger von Dominikus Magazin in 1713. It counts as the largest and most beautiful Baroque church structure in the lower Isar Valley. The church interior shines with the marvellous Baroque high altar and eight side altars.
• Wildthurn Castle (Schloss Wildthurn)
• Lower Bavarian Museum of Archæology in the Kastenhof, a former ducal residence
• The "Growing Rock" (Wachsender Felsen) in Usterling
• The Devil's Stairway (Teufelstritt) in Zulling
• The Boulder Church, or Steinfelskirche; the church "At the Thrice-Great Mother in the Rock" originates from the period after the Thirty Years' War and was constructed under Fr. Phillip Rappoldsberger. It houses many votive panels from the 17th and 18th centuries and is counted among the most important pilgrimage churches of the lower Isar Valley.

Economy and infrastructure

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landau an der Isar.

• Official website (in German)
• Website of the town's Gymnasium
• Landauer Zeitung (local newspaper; available through following link)