The Lower Bavarian Upland, Lower Bavarian Hill Country (German: ''Niederbayerisches Hügelland'') or Lower Bavarian Hills, are part of the tertiary '' Hügelland'' or hill country south of the River Danube and cover much of the land within the Bavarian province of

Lower Bavaria Lower Bavaria (german: Niederbayern, Bavarian: ''Niedabayern'') is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of the state. Geography Lower Bavaria is subdivided into two regions () – Landshut and Donau-W ...

in southern

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. To the north it is bordered by the

Gäuboden The Gäuboden (also referred to in German as the Dungau) is a region in Lower Bavaria in southern Germany without any clear geographic or cultural boundaries, that covers an area about 15 kilometres wide south of the River Danube and the Bavaria ...

region and the Bavarian Forest; to the south by

Upper Bavaria Upper Bavaria (german: Oberbayern, ; ) is one of the seven administrative districts of Bavaria, Germany. Geography Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered on the city of Munich, both state capital and seat o ...

, to the east by the Lower Inn Valley and to the west by the Franconian Jura (''Fränkische Alb''). In the western part of the Lower Bavarian Hills lies the

Hallertau The Hallertau or Holledau is an area in Bavaria, Germany. With an area of 178 km², it is listed as the largest continuous hop-planting area in the world.Bentley, James; Catling, Christopher; & Locke, Tim (1994). ''Munich and Bavaria''. Chicago: ...

, the world's largest

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-growing region.Bentley, James; Catling, Christopher; & Locke, Tim (1994). ''Munich and Bavaria''. Chicago: Passport Books. It belongs to two of officially defined natural regions in Germany: the eponymous Lower Bavarian hills and the Isar-Inn Gravel Beds (''Isar-Inn-Schotterplatten'') and is sub-divided into the Danube-Isar Hills (''Donau-Isar-Hügelland'') and the Isar-Inn Upland (''Isar-Inn-Hügelland'') with the

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as the boundary. The hills continue over the border into Austria as the Upper Austrian Hills (''Oberösterreichischen Hügelland''). The biggest cities in the lower Bavarian Upland are

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and

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. Other larger centres of population are Landau an der Isar, Pfarrkirchen,

Eggenfelden Eggenfelden (; Central Bavarian: ''Eggenfejdn'') is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria, Germany. Geography Geographical location Eggenfelden is located in the valley of the Rott at the intersection of B 20 with the B 38 ...

Vilsbiburg Vilsbiburg (, regional: Vib ɪb is a town on the river Große Vils, 18 km southeast of Landshut, in the district of Landshut, in Bavaria, Germany. The city owes its name to the river Große Vils which runs through Vilsbiburg. As of 2019 Vil ...

Bad Griesbach im Rottal Bad Griesbach im Rottal ( bar, label=Central Bavarian, Bad Griasboch im Rottoi), or just Bad Griesbach, is a town in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany. History "Burg Griesbach" is first mentioned in a document from around 1076. The ...

, Ortenburg,

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and

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. The

Lower Bavarian Spa Triangle The so-called Lower Bavarian Spa Triangle or Rott Valley Spa Triangle (German: ''Niederbayerisches Bäderdreieck'' or ''Rottaler Bäderdreieck'') refers to the three spa towns of Bad Füssing, Bad Griesbach and Bad Birnbach in the province of Lo ...

(''Niederbayerisches Bäderdreieck'') is of particularly importance for tourism.

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