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Deggendorf Coordinates 48°50′N 12°58′E / 48.83333°N 12.96667°ECoordinates: 48°50′N 12°58′E / 48.83333°N 12.96667°E Administration Country Germany State Bavaria Admin. region Lower Bavaria District Deggendorf Lord Mayor Anna Eder (CSU) Basic statistics Area 77.21 km2 (29.81 sq mi) Elevation 314 m (1030 ft) Population 31,661 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 410 /km2 (1,062 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate DEG Postal code 94469 Area code 0991 Website www.deggendorf.de Deggendorf is a town in Bavaria, capital of the district Deggendorf. The earliest traces of settlement in the area are found near the Danube, about 8,000 years ago. Both Bronze Age and Celtic era archeological finds indicate continuous habitation through the years. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor established in 1002 his supremacy over the area.
Displaced Persons Camp
Deggendorf was the site of a displaced persons camp for Jewish refugees after World War II. It housed approximately 2,000 refugees, who created a cultural center that included two newspapers, the Deggendorf Center Review and Cum Ojfboj, theater group, synagogue, mikvah, kosher kitchen, and more. The camp even issued its own currency known as the Deggendorf Dollar. Many of the camp's residents were survivors of the concentration camp at Theresienstadt. The camp closed on June 15, 1949.
References
- ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.
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