Ampfing is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the district of Mühldorf in

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, and a name of a small town of the same name.

History

The

Battle of Mühldorf The Battle of Mühldorf (also known as the Battle of Ampfing) was fought near Mühldorf am Inn on September 28, 1322 between the Duchy of (Upper) Bavaria and Austria. The Bavarians were led by the German king Louis of Wittelsbach, while the ...

was fought on 28 September 1322 between

and

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

in Ampfing Heath. The Bavarians were led by Louis the Bavarian, while the Austrians were led by his cousin Frederick I of Austria. The battle did not go well for the Austrians; they were defeated, and more than 1000 noblemen from Austria and

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label= Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...

were captured, as was Frederick himself. The Battle of Ampfing (1800) took place on 1 December 1800 during the

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. It was one of the sub-camps of Dachau concentration camp.

Geography

Ampfing is located in the region Southeast-Upper-Bavaria (Südostoberbayern) in the valley of river Isen.

Politics

Josef Grundner ( CSU) is head mayor. Community tax yield amounted 5,581,000 € (converted) in 1999, thereof trade tax yield 2,948,000 € (net).

Coat of arms

Divided into silver and blue; in the upper part two obliquely traversed flails, in the lower part a golden boring tool. The town's flag shows the colours red and gold.

Gallery

File:Degenhart Pfäffinger, Kopf2.jpg, Degenhart Pfaffinger File:Anna Auer.jpg, Anna Auer of Buolach, second wife of Gentiflor Pfaffinger File:Ampfing Dachau sub-camp 1945-05-04 Nr 80038 ushmm.jpg, sub-concentration camp Mühldorf-Ampfing of KZ Dachau (Außenlager Mühldorf-Ampfing des KZ Dachau)

References

{{Authority control Mühldorf (district)