Rohrdorf () 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

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. It is located in the

Inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway. Before the advent of motorized transportation, they also provided accomm ...

valley.

History

Rohrdorf was first mentioned in 788 in the ''notitia arnonis''. Evidence of prehistoric settlement in the village has been found. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, a subcamp of

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was located here.

Twin towns

Rosate Rosate ( ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan. Rosate borders the following municipalities: Gaggiano, Gudo Visconti, Besate, Noviglio, Morimondo, ...

, Italy *

Schattendorf Schattendorf (, ) is a town in the district of Mattersburg in the Austrian state of Burgenland. The Rosalia-Kogelberg nature preserve lies within the district. History This district was a part of the pre-Christian Celtic Kingdom Noricum and w ...

, Austria *

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, Poland

References

Rosenheim (district) Populated places on the Inn (river) {{Rosenheimdistrict-geo-stub