Vilshofen an der Donau

Vilshofen an der Donau
Vilshofen an der Donau
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Lower Bavaria
District Passau
Mayor Georg Krenn (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 86.36 km2 (33.34 sq mi)
Elevation 308 m  (1011 ft)
Population 16,225 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 188 /km2 (487 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PA
Postal code 94474
Area codes 08541, 08548, 08549
Website www.vilshofen.de

Vilshofen an der Donau is a town in the German district of Passau.

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Demographics

Religion

The population of Vislhofen is overwhelmingly Christian. In Vilshofen there is a Catholic Church, a Protestant Church and a new Apostolic Church. 78.36% self-identify as Catholic, 10.78% as Protestant and 10.86% as belonging to another Christian denomination[2]

Politics

Results of the 2008 Mayoral Election were as follows:[3]

Georg Krenn (CSU) 3973 (53.2%)
Joachim Boiger (SPD) 935 (12.5%)
Siegfried Piske (Überparteiliche Wählergemeinschaft) 1039 (13.9%)
Brigitte Pollok-Will (Freie Wählergemeinschaft) 954 (12.8%)
Johann Brandl (FDP) 564 (7.6%)

External links

References

  1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010. 
  2. ^ German Wikipedia Article
  3. ^ Kommunalwahlen 2008, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (2008), accessed 12 November 2008 from http://www.kommunalwahl2008.bayern.de/tabs4275154.html
Towns and municipalities in Passau