Deggendorf

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Coordinates: 48°50′N 12°58′E

Deggendorf
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Administrative region	Lower Bavaria
District	Deggendorf
Population	31,260 (2005)
Area	77.21 km²
Population density	409 /km²
Elevation	314 m
Coordinates	48°50′ N 12°58′ E
Postal code	94469
Area code	0991
Licence plate code	DEG
Mayor	Anna Eder (CSU)
Website	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.

[edit] DP 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.

[edit] External links

• City of Deggendorf home page
• University of Applied Sciences Deggendorf