Freyung, Bavaria

Freyung
Freyung
	Freyung
	Coat of arms
	Location of Freyung within Freyung-Grafenau district
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	Coordinates: 48°48′N 13°33′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Niederbayern
District	Freyung-Grafenau
Subdivisions	3 Stadtteile
Government
• Mayor	Dr. Olaf Heinrich (CSU)
Area
• Total	48.64 km2 (18.78 sq mi)
Elevation	655 m (2,149 ft)
Population (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	7,171
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	94078
Dialling codes	08551, 08558
Vehicle registration	FRG
Website	www.freyung.de

Freyung is a town in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the Freyung-Grafenau district. It is situated in the Bavarian Forest mountain range, near the border with Austria and the Czech Republic.

Geography

The town is situated on the southeastern rim of the Bavarian Forest National Park near the confluence of the Saußbach and Reschbach creeks. The town centre is located about 33 km (21 mi) north of Passau.

History

Wolfstein Castle

About 1200 the Passau bishop Wolfger von Erla had Wolfstein Castle erected to control the surrounding estates he had received from the hands of the Hohenstaufen emperor Henry VI. A settlement was laid out beneath the castle which in 1301 was mentioned as Purchstol zu Wolferstein. The later name Freiung denoted the fact that the first settlers were exempt from taxes (cf. Freihaus). The nearby village of Kreuzberg received market rights in 1354, which were transferred to Freyung in 1523.

When the Prince-Bishopric of Passau was secularised in 1803, Freyung passed to the newly established Electorate of Salzburg, but upon the 1805 Peace of Pressburg was incorporated into the Kingdom of Bavaria. It received city rights in 1953.

Twin towns

Freyung is twinned with

Vimperk, Czech Republic
Seewalchen am Attersee, Austria

Notable people

Severin Freund (born 1988), ski jumper
Shkemb Miftari (born 1993), footballer

References

"Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.

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[1] "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.