Rottal-Inn is a Landkreis (district) 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 Austrian state of Upper Austria (Braunau).
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Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Adm. region | Lower Bavaria |
Founded | 1972 |
Capital | Pfarrkirchen |
Government | |
• District admin. | Michael Fahmüller (CSU) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,280 km2 (490 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 124,911 |
• Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | PAN, EG, VIB, GRI |
Website | http://www.rottal-inn.de |
Geography
editThe main rivers in the district are the Inn and its tributary, the Rott.
History
editThe district was created in 1972 by merging the two previous districts of Pfarrkirchen and Eggenfelden and parts of the districts Griesbach and Vilsbiburg.
Coat of arms
editThe coat of arms combines the symbols of the two previous districts. Dexter in chief 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. Sinister in base a horse as the symbol of Pfarrkirchen, as the area is famous for the horse-breeding tradition. The bendlet sinister Azure between them symbolizes the two rivers in the district, the Inn and the Rott.
Towns and municipalities
editTowns | Verwaltungsgemeinschaften | Municipalities |
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Markt (market towns) ¹ administered within a |
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References
edit- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).