Landshut
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Landshut | |
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Urban district | |
Founded | 1204 |
Government | |
• Lord mayor (2020–26) | Alexander Putz[1] (CSU) |
Area | |
• Total | 65.7 km2 (25.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 75,457 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 84001-84036 |
Dialling codes | 0871 |
Vehicle registration | LA |
Website | www.landshut.de |
Landshut (German:
Owing to its characteristic coat of arms, the town is also called "City of the three Helmets" (German: Dreihelmestadt). The town is popularly known for is picturesque gothic old town and the Landshut Wedding, a full-tilt medieval festival. The cityscape is dominated by the St. Martin's Basilica and Trausnitz Castle high above the old town.
Due to its proximity and easy access to
Geography
Landshut lies in the
Landshut is situated between Munich (70 kilometers southwest) and Regensburg (70 kilometers to the north). Other nearby towns are Straubing (75 km northeast), Deggendorf (75 km to the east), and Passau at the German-Austrian border (120 km to the east). The town's spread is limited to the north by Ergolding, to the northwest by Altdorf, and to the south by Kumhausen. The three smaller towns join Landshut to form a built-up area of around 100,000 people but are not incorporated into Landshut proper.
History
The town and
Between 1537 and 1543, after his visit to Italy,
During the Thirty Years' War, the city was thrice (1632, 1634 and 1648) taken and plundered by Swedish forces.[4]
Napoleon fought and won the Battle of Landshut in 1809 against an Austrian army as part of the War of the Fifth Coalition.
During
The U.S. Army maintained facilities in Landshut, including Pinder Kaserne and a dependent housing area, until 1968.
Since the opening of Munich Airport close to Landshut in 1992, the town has become an attractive business location.
Largest groups of foreign residents | |
Nationality | Population (2013) |
Turkey | 1,275 |
Romania | 911 |
Poland | 730 |
Greece | 532 |
Croatia | 407 |
Austria | 345 |
Main sights and culture
The town is of architectural importance because of its predominantly
Landshut is known for a festival celebrated every four years called the
The Renaissance era produced in particular the decorated inner courtyard of the Trausnitz Castle and the ducal Landshut Residence in the inner town. Baroque churches are represented by the Jesuit church St. Ignatius, the Dominican church St. Blasius and the church St. Joseph. Also, the medieval churches of the Seligenthal convent and of the Cistercians were redesigned in baroque style. Many old middle-class houses of the past in the Old Town still represent the history of the town from the Gothic times to the Neo-Classicism.
Transportation
There are regular regional train connections to Munich, Prague, Regensburg, Munich Airport, Passau, Salzburg, Rosenheim, Nuremberg and Hof.
Sport
The most successful professional team in the city is ice hockey team EV Landshut, playing currently in the Second Division.
The other professional team in the city is
The local association football team is SpVgg Landshut with both men's and women's teams previously having reached the top state division.
Culture
Theatres
- Stadttheater (city theatre)
- Kleines Theater
- Theater Nikola
Cinemas
Museums
- Skulpturenmuseum im Hofberg (Sculptural Museum in Hofberg)
- LANDSHUTmuseum in the cloister of the old Franciscan monastery[5]
Venues
- Eisstadion am Gutenbergweg – Indoor Ice hockey arena, mainly used by the EV Landshut
- Sparkassen-Arena – Mainly used for concerts and fairs
- river Isar used for the annual Frühjahrs- und Bartlmädult
Businesses
- BMW
- Dräxlmaier Group
- ebmpapst
- Renesas and before by Hitachi)
- Schott Glass
- Vishay
- de:Pöschl Tabak
There are also two nuclear power plants located 14 km away from Landshut,
Twin towns – sister cities
- Elgin, Scotland, United Kingdom (1956), the Landshut Bridge in Elgin is named after Landshut
- Compiègne, France (1962)
- Ried im Innkreis, Austria (1974)
- Schio, Italy (1981)
- Sibiu, Romania (2002)
Notable people
Before 1920
- Ulrich Füetrer (born before 1450; died around 1493 and 1502), poet and painter
- Ludwig Feuerbach (1804–1872), philosopher
- Friedrich Feuerbach (1806–1880), philologist and philosopher
- Gustav Tiedemann(1808–1849), officer
- Carl du Prel(1839–1899), philosopher, writer and occultist
- Karl Tanera (1849–1904), officer of the Bavarian Army and author
- Max Slevogt (1868–1932), painter, graphician
- Otto Kissenberth (1893–1919), fighter pilot in World War I
- Hermann Erhardt (1903–1958), actor
- Max Schäfer (1907–1990), football player and manager
- Marlene Neubauer-Woerner (1918–2010), sculptor
1920–present
- Marlene Reidel (1923–2014), illustrator
- Josef Deimer (born 1936), politician and Lord mayor of Landshut from 1970–2014
- Roman Herzog (1934–2017), politician (CDU), President of Germany from 1994 to 1999, then Honorary Citizen as well
- Klaus Auhuber (born 1951), ice hockey player
- Gerhard Tausche (born 1958), archivist and author
- Gerd Truntschka (born 1958), ice hockey player
- Martin Bayerstorfer (born 1966), politician
- Alex Holzwarth(born 1968), drummer
- Wolfgang Stark (born 1969), football referee
- Markus Brunnermeier (born 1969), financial economist
- Annette Dytrt (born 1983), figure skater
Honorary citizens
- Hans Leinberger (1475/1480 – after 1531), sculptor
- Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach, (1804–1872), philosopher and anthropologist
- Roman Herzog (1934-2017), President of Germany 1994–1999
- Josef Deimer (born 1936), Lord Mayor of Landshut 1970–2004
- Erich Kühnhackl (born 1950), ice hockey player
Notable inhabitants
- Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (1173–1231), Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine
- Hans von Burghausen (born 1350–1360; died 1432), builder
- Hans Stethaimer(1360–1432), architect, mason and painter
- Hans Leinberger (1480–1531), sculptor of the late Gothic
- Götz von Berlichingen (1480–1562), Frankish Empire Knights
- Renata of Lorraine (1544–1602), Duchess of Bavaria
- Johann Graf von Aldringen(1588–1634), commander
- Franz von Paula Schrank (1747–1835), botanist
- Johann Michael Sailer (1751–1832), Catholic theologian and bishop of Regensburg
- Franz Xaver Witt (1834–1888), church musician, composer, reformer, founder of the German general Cecilia Association
- Max Freiherr von Oppenheim (1860–1946), diplomat, orientalist and archaeologist
- Ludwig Thoma (1867–1921), writer
- Hans Carossa (1878–1956), doctor, known as a poet and writer of short stories[citation needed]
- Gregor Strasser (1892–1934), National Socialist politician[citation needed]
- SS
- Marlene Neubauer-Woerner (1918–2010), sculptor
- Fritz Koenig (1924–2017), sculptor
- Heinz Winbeck (1946–2019), composer
- Erich Kühnhackl (born 1950), ice hockey player[citation needed]
- Tom Kühnhackl (born 1992), ice hockey player
- David Elsner (born 1992), ice hockey player
- Herbert Hainer (born 1954), manager
- Steffen Kummerer (born 1985), musician, guitarist of Obscura
Gallery
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The Cathedral of St. Martin with its bell tower
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The Church of St. Jodok
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Redemption church
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The Landshut Wedding and the Church of the Holy Spirit
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Church of the Holy Ghost, Gothic porch
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The Ländtor
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The Trausnitz Castle
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Landshut city view
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Town hall
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Old town
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Alstadt St, the pedestrian area
See also
- Battle of Abensberg, occurred 20 April 1809
- Battle of Landshut, occurred 21 April 1809
- Battle of Eckmühl, occurred 21–22 April 1809
- Abensberg
- Eckmühl
References
- ^ Liste der Oberbürgermeister in den kreisfreien Städten, accessed 18 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)
- ^ "Landshut". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
- ^ Helfferich, Tryntje, The Thirty Years War: A Documentary History (Cambridge, 2009), pp. 274-302.
- ^ "Besucherinfo - Museen der Stadt Landshut" (in German).
- ^ "Partner- und Patenstädte". landshut.de (in German). Landshut. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
External links
- Landshut travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- http://www.landshut.de – Official website
- (in German) http://www.fh-landshut.de/