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Velden
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Location of Velden within Landshut district
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Lower Bavaria |
| District | Landshut |
| Municipal assoc. | Velden (Vils) |
| Mayor | Gerhard Babl (SPD) |
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| Area | 49.40 km2 (19.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 477 m (1565 ft) |
| Population | 6,572 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 133 /km2 (345 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | LA |
| Postal code | 84149 |
| Area code | 08742 |
| Website | www.vg-velden.de |
Velden is a municipality in the district of Landshut in Bavaria in Germany.
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Velden lies on the border from Lower Bavaria to Upper Bavaria. The river Vils runs through the town. Velden is about 64 kilometers northeast of Munich.
The first mentioning of a Place named Feldin is found around 771. Since 1410 it is a Municipality with Market town status.
Velden once had a railway connection to Dorfen via Taufkirchen. In 1994 the tracks were removed and converted to a now very popular cylce track. Velden lies on the Bundesstraße B 388. Frequent buses connect Velden to Vilsbiburg, Landshut and Dorfen. The nearest Airport is Munich International Airport about 40 km to the southwest
In the center of Velden is St. Peters church. It was built in two steps around 1450, newly renovated around 1990. Its 64m high tower is a main sight of Velden.
Velden also features an open air museum with many sculptures of Georg Brenninger (born in Velden - later worked in Munich) for example the "Apoll" or the "Bergpredigt", also two fountains by the same sculptor can be seen in the center of the town.
In 1985 Bavarian Television filmed parts of the TV-Series "Irgendwie und Sowieso" in and around Velden. (Actors Ottfried Fischer, Elmar Wepper, Bruno Jonas and others)
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