Simbach, Dingolfing-Landau

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Simbach
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Simbach
Simbach, Dingolfing-Landau (Germany)
Simbach, Dingolfing-Landau
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Lower Bavaria
District Dingolfing-Landau
Local subdivisions 5 Ortsteile
Mayor Alois Schrögmeier (FW)
Basic statistics
Area 51.23 km² (19.8 sq mi)
Elevation 440 m  (1444 ft)
Population 3,658  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 71 /km² (185 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate DGF
Postal code 94436
Area code 09954
Website www.markt-simbach.de

Coordinates: 48°34′0″N 12°45′0″E / 48.56667, 12.75

Markt Simbach is a municipality in the district Dingolfing-Landau, Bavaria, Germany. Population ca. 3800.(as of 2002), area 51.24 km².

[edit] History

  • 806 - first mentioning in official documents
  • 13th century - received the title Markt
  • 1496 - construction of the church St. Bartholomäus
  • around 1634 - Plague
  • 1658 - big fire
  • 1670 - construction of 2nd school building (Deiritzhaus)
  • 1736 - church was extended in baroque style
  • 1972 - communal reform

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