Dingolfing-Landau – DE22C

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More on wikipedia wikidata Q10480 on OpenStreetMap Dingolfing-Landau slovensky: DE22C

Demographics

From Wikipedia: Dingolfing-Landau is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Straubing-Bogen, Deggendorf, Rottal-Inn and Landshut.

History

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Dingolfing and Landau (Isar). Its original name was Untere Isar ("Lower Isar"), but in 1973 it was renamed and got its present name.

Geography

The region is characterised by very plain countryside and several rivers running from southwest to northeast (towards the Danube). Most important rivers of the district are the Isar and the Vils.

Economy

The whole region depends on the automobile industry. At Dingolfing, you can find the largest BMW-Industry complex in the world.

Other: Lower Bavaria, Straubing, Freyung-Grafenau, Kelheim, Landshut, Passau, Rottal-Inn, Straubing-Bogen, Passau, Dingolfing-Landau, Regen, Landshut, Deggendorf

Neighbours: Straubing-Bogen, Rottal-Inn, Landshut, Deggendorf

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: Europe and its regions in numbers - Dingolfing-Landau – DE22C, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/​PDE22C, ISBN: 978-80-970204-9-1, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.10200164