Mühldorf is a
''Landkreis'' (district) 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 seat of the district gove ...
,
Germany
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. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of
Landshut
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,
Rottal-Inn,
Altötting
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,
Traunstein
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,
Rosenheim
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,
Ebersberg
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and
Erding
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The original Erdinger Weissbier is a well-known Bavarian specialty.
Erding is ...
.
History
Most parts of the district have belonged to
Bavaria
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from the 13th century on. The archbishopric of
Salzburg
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possessed some estates in the region as well from the year 798.
[Freed, p. 13] In 1803, when the clerical states of Holy Empire were dissolved, Bavaria annexed these estates.
Geography
The district is located in generally plain countryside on either bank of the river
Inn.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms displays:
* the heraldic lion of
Salzburg
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* the heraldic lion of the
Electorate of the Palatinate
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Towns and municipalities
References
Bibliography
Freed, John B. Noble Bondsmen: Ministerial Marriages in the Archdiocese of Salzburg,
1100-1343. (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1995).
External links
Official website(German)
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Districts of Bavaria
Districts of Upper Bavaria