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(Redirected from Landkreis Erding) District in Bavaria, Germany
Erding
District
Flag of ErdingFlagCoat of arms of ErdingCoat of arms
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionUpper Bavaria
CapitalErding
Government
 • District admin.Martin Bayerstorfer (CSU)
Area
 • Total870.44 km (336.08 sq mi)
Population
 • Total142,540
 • Density160/km (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationED
Websitelandkreis-erding.de

Erding (German: Erding, Bavarian: Arrdeng) is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Landshut, Mühldorf, Ebersberg, Munich and Freising.

History

The region is one of the oldest parts of Bavaria. Erding was located on the way between two important centres of power in the Wittelsbach state, Munich and Landshut. About 1230, a castle was built on the river Sempt in order to secure the road. This castle grew to become the town of Erding.

The district of Erding was founded in 1946. Slight modifications took place in the administrative reform of 1971, when some villages from neighbouring districts were awarded to Erding.

Geography

The district covers agriculturally used areas northeast of Munich. Several affluents of the Isar River cross the district from south to north, among them the Sempt. In the northwest there is the Erdinger Moos, which was once a large fen. A substantial part of this swampy area was drained in order to build the new airport of Munich, which opened in 1992.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

  • the white and blue lozengy pattern of Bavaria
  • the horse from the arms of the county of Haag

Towns and municipalities

OberdingEittingBerglernLangenpreisingMoosinningErdingBockhornTaufkirchenDorfenSankt WolfgangLengdorfWartenbergKirchbergHohenpoldingSteinkirchenInning am HolzFraunbergIsenFinsingWalpertskirchenForsternNeuchingOttenhofenPastettenBuch am BuchrainWörthMühldorf (district)Ebersberg (district)MunichMunich (district)Landshut (district)Freising (district)
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Dorfen
  2. Erding
  1. Berglern
  2. Bockhorn
  3. Buch am Buchrain
  4. Eitting
  5. Finsing
  6. Forstern
  7. Fraunberg
  8. Hohenpolding
  9. Inning am Holz
  10. Isen
  11. Kirchberg
  12. Langenpreising
  1. Lengdorf
  2. Moosinning
  3. Neuching
  4. Oberding
  5. Ottenhofen
  6. Pastetten
  7. Sankt Wolfgang
  8. Steinkirchen
  9. Taufkirchen (Vils)
  10. Walpertskirchen
  11. Wartenberg
  12. Wörth

References

  1. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).

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Towns and municipalities in Erding (district)
Coat of arms

48°20′N 11°55′E / 48.33°N 11.92°E / 48.33; 11.92

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