Freising (district)
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| State: | Bavaria | ||||||||
| Capital: | Freising
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| Area:||800 km²
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| Inhabitants:||152,300 (2000)
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| pop. density:||190 inh./km²
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| Car identification:||FS
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| Homepage:||[lra-freising.bayern.de]
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HistoryIn the Holy Roman Empire Freising was a clerical state ruled by the bishops. In 1803, when the clerical states of Germany were dissolved, the region was annexed by Bavaria.GeographyThe district is located north of the Munich metropolitan area. The Isar and Amper rivers run in parallel from southwest to northeast. North of the rivers there is the Hallertau, a hilly region mainly used for hop growing.Coat of arms
The Freising Moor's headThis is a controversial charge in the Coat of Arms, which could represent one of many different persons:
Towns and municipalities
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