Eching is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
in the
district of Freising, in
Upper Bavaria
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Geography
Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered on the city of Munich, both state capital and s ...
,
Germany
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.
Geography
Eching is located 18 km north of
Munich
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(centre) and 15 km southwest of
Freising
Freising () is a university town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Freising ''Landkreis'' (district), with a population of about 50,000.
Location
Freising is the oldest town between Regensburg and Bolzano, and is located on the ...
.
Districts
The municipality Eching has existed since 1978 and consists of ''Eching'', ''Günzenhausen'', ''Ottenburg'', ''Deutenhausen'', ''Dietersheim'' and ''Gut Hollern''. ''Hollern'' (to the west of the federal road B 13) has been incorporated with
Unterschleißheim since 1990.
History
The first documented evidence of "Ehingas" appears in 773 in a deed of donation from the Freising
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...
. Eching has belonged to the closed jurisdiction of ''Ottenburg'' for centuries. During an ''administrative reform'' in 1818 Eching
Bavaria
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attained its autonomy as a municipality. With the building of the autobahn from 1936 to 1938 the area evolved from an agricultural into a more industrial structure. After the administrative reform of 1978 Günzenhausen, Ottenburg and Deutenhausen were brought into the municipality Eching. The establishment of the business park Eching, which was founded together with the neighboring municipality
Neufahrn bei Freising
Neufahrn bei Freising () is a municipality in the district of Freising, in Bavaria, Germany. It has about 20,000 inhabitants and is located near the river Isar, 12 km southwest of Freising and 20 km northeast of Munich
Munich ( ...
and the link to the
Munich International Airport
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via the
Munich S-Bahn
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developed Eching into a modern suburban municipality.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of Eching shows the Freising
blackamoor
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* Blackamoor (decorative arts), stylized depictions of black Africans in the decorative arts and jewelry
* Blackmoor (campaign setting), a fantasy roleplaying game campaign setting
* ''Blackmoor'' (supplement), a 1975 su ...
and heath blossoms flanking
St. Andrew's Cross. The coat of arms has been used by Eching since 1967.
Town twinning
* 1972:
Trezzano sul Naviglio
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Trezzano sul Naviglio borders the ...
, west of
Milano
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in
Italy
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* 1993:
Urubamba on the
Urubamba river in
Peru
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, national_motto = "Fi ...
* 2005:
Majs in
Hungary
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Culture and sights
The ''Community Center Eching'' is an important venue in Eching comprising a cabaret stage, an exhibition area and a restaurant.
The recreation area "Echinger See" (English: Eching Lake) is located to the south of Eching. The bathing season lasts from May 15 until September 15 of each year. The recreation area covers 33 hectares, of which 12.6 hectares is covered by the lake. The lake originated in the 1960s from a gravel quarry. Between Eching and Hollern are several other gravel quarry lakes for bathing, all which are planned to be developed into a recreational area close to town.
In the area of the municipality you can find several
nature reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...
s: The ''Garchinger Heide'', the ''Echinger Lohe'' created in 1951 and ''Mallertshofer Holz mit Heiden'' created in 1995.
References
External links
Official homepage
{{Authority control
Freising (district)