Pfaffenhofen (district)


is a Landkreis in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by 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

Towns and municipalities

Towns
  1. Geisenfeld
  2. Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
  3. Vohburg
Municipalities
  1. Baar-Ebenhausen
  2. Ernsgaden
  3. Gerolsbach
  4. Hettenshausen
  5. Hohenwart
  6. Ilmmünster
  7. Jetzendorf
  8. Manching
  9. Münchsmünster
  10. Pörnbach
  11. Reichertshausen
  12. Reichertshofen
  13. Rohrbach
  14. Scheyern
  15. Schweitenkirchen
  16. Wolnzach

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