Mariendom Freising von Westen her fotografiert

Freising is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in

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. Following a recent ranking of the German magazine ''Focus-Money'' comparing all German districts it is number one concerning economic growth abilities. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of

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, Landshut,

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, Dachau and Pfaffenhofen. The district is located north of the

metropolitan area. The Isar and Amper rivers run in parallel from southwest to northeast. North of the rivers there is the

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, a hilly region mainly used for hop growing.

History

In the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. From the accession of Otto I in 962 ...

, 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.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays: * the blue and white checked pattern of Bavaria * the rose from the arms of the medieval county of

Moosburg Moosburg an der Isar (Central Bavarian: ''Mooschbuag on da Isa'') is a town in the ''Landkreis'' Freising of Bavaria, Germany. The oldest town between Regensburg and Italy, it lies on the river Isar at an altitude of 421 m (1381 ft). ...

* The "Freising Moor's head"

The Freising Moor's head

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in the

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, which could represent one of many different persons: * One of the three

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(one of them is shown as a moor) * Saints who were, or probably were, moors ** St. Mauritius ** St. Zeno ** St. Sigismund (mixed up with St. Mauritius) Or just that a black Moor King. * St. Corbinian, who was not a moor, but whose pictures might have become darker over time. * Other person or meaning lost in time It is important to note the crown on the

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, which probably indicated that the territory of the Bishop of Freising was autonomous.

Towns and municipalities

References

External links

*
Official website
(German)

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