Mühldorf (district)

Coordinates: 48°15′N 12°25′E / 48.25°N 12.42°E / 48.25; 12.42
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Mühldorf
Flag of Mühldorf
Coat of arms of Mühldorf
Map
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionUpper Bavaria
CapitalMühldorf
Government
 • District admin.Maximilian Heimerl (CSU)
Area
 • Total805.32 km2 (310.94 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total119,878
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration
Websitelandkreis-muehldorf.de

Mühldorf is a Landkreis (district) in Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Landshut, Rottal-Inn, Altötting, Traunstein, Rosenheim, Ebersberg and Erding.

History

Most parts of the district have belonged to Bavaria from the 13th century on. The archbishopric of Salzburg possessed some estates in the region as well from the year 798.[2] In 1803, when the clerical states of Holy Empire were dissolved, Bavaria annexed these estates.

Geography

The district is located in generally plain countryside on either bank of the river Inn.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

  • the heraldic lion of Salzburg
  • the heraldic lion of the
    Electorate of the Palatinate

Towns and municipalities

Mühldorfer HartZangbergWaldkraiburgUnterreitTaufkirchenSchwindeggSchönbergReichertsheimRechtmehringRattenkirchenPollingObertaufkirchenOberneukirchenOberbergkirchenNiedertaufkirchenNiederbergkirchenNeumarkt-Sankt VeitMühldorfMettenheimMaitenbethLohkirchenKraiburgKirchdorfJettenbachHeldensteinHaag in OberbayernGars am InnErhartingEgglkofenBuchbachAschau am InnAmpfingLandshut (district)Rottal-InnRosenheim (district)Ebersberg (district)Altötting (district)Erding (district)Traunstein (district)
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Mühldorf
  2. Neumarkt-Sankt Veit
  3. Waldkraiburg
  1. Ampfing
  2. Aschau am Inn
  3. Buchbach
  4. Egglkofen
  5. Erharting
  6. Gars am Inn
  7. Haag in Oberbayern
  8. Heldenstein
  9. Jettenbach
  10. Kirchdorf
  11. Kraiburg
  12. Lohkirchen
  13. Maitenbeth
  14. Mettenheim
  1. Niederbergkirchen
  2. Niedertaufkirchen
  3. Oberbergkirchen
  4. Oberneukirchen
  5. Obertaufkirchen
  6. Polling
  7. Rattenkirchen
  8. Rechtmehring
  9. Reichertsheim
  10. Schönberg
  11. Schwindegg
  12. Taufkirchen
  13. Unterreit
  14. Zangberg

References

Bibliography

Freed, John B. Noble Bondsmen: Ministerial Marriages in the Archdiocese of Salzburg, 1100-1343. (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1995).

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48°15′N 12°25′E / 48.25°N 12.42°E / 48.25; 12.42