Rottal-Inn
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Rottal-Inn | |
Map of Bavaria highlighting the district of Rottal-Inn |
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State | Bavaria |
Adm. region | Niederbayern |
Region | Landshut |
District seat | Pfarrkirchen |
Area | 1,280 km² |
Population | 119,128 (2002) |
Pop. density | 90 /km² |
Licence plate code | PAN |
Web page | http://www.rottal-inn.de |
Rottal-Inn is a Kreis (district) in the southeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Altötting, Mühldorf, Landshut, Dingolfing-Landau and Passau. To the southeast is the Austrian state Upper Austria(Braunau).
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[edit] Geography
The main rivers in the district are the Inn and its tributary, the Rott.
[edit] History
The district was created in 1972 by merging the two previous districts Pfarrkirchen and Eggenfelden and parts of the districts Griesbach and Vilsbiburg.
[edit] Coat of arms
The coat of arms combines the symbols of the two previous districts. In the upper-left is a panther as the symbol of Eggenfelden, derived from the coat of arms of the Counts of Spanheim, who ruled the area until the 13th century. In the bottom-right a horse as the symbol of Pfarrkirchen, as the area is famous for the horse-breeding tradition. The blue wavy line between them symbolizes the two rivers in the district, the Inn and the Rott. |
[edit] Towns and municipalities
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[edit] External links
- Official website (German)