Mitterfels is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the district of
Straubing-Bogen in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. It is the head of the
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Mitterfels.
Geography
Mitterfels is located in the region between the
Danube
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and the
Bavarian Forest.
History
In 1104 the dukes of
Bogen founded the Monastery Oberalteich. The Castle of Mitterfels was first mentioned in 1194. The Township in today's extent was founded in 1818.
At the census in the year 2000, 2,372 inhabitants lived in Mitterfels.
The mayor of the town was Heinrich Stenzel (Community of Independent Voters). He came into office in 2002 as successor of Werner Lang. Now it‘s 1. Bürgermeister Andreas Liebl (FWG).
Education
In the year 1999, the following institutions were established:
*A nursery with 70 places and 81 children
*An elementary school with 22 teachers and 362 pupils
References
Straubing-Bogen
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