Pfaffenhofen (district)

Infobox German district
name=Pfaffenhofen
state=Bavaria
capital=Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm
regierungsbezirk=Oberbayern
region=Ingolstadt
area=760
population=111,700
population_as_of=2000
density=147
carsign=PAF
url= [http://www.landkreis-pfaffenhofen.de/ landkreis-pfaffenhofen.de]

Pfaffenhofen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Eichstätt, Kelheim, Freising, Dachau and Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, and the city of Ingolstadt.

History

In early medieval times the region was partially property of the powerful monasteries of Ilmmünster and Münchsmünster, and partially divided into tiny secular states. One of those states was the county of Scheyern. The counts were ancestors of the Wittelsbach family, who in 1180 became rulers of Bavaria. From that time on the region was a part of Bavaria.

The district of Pfaffenhofen was established in 1972 by merging several former districts.

Geography

The district is located in the Hallertau Plains between the Isar and Danube rivers. The Danube crosses the northernmost part of the district.

Coat of arms

External links

* [http://www.landkreis-pfaffenhofen.de/ Official website] (German)