Altomünster

Altomünster
Church of Altomünster
Coat of arms
Altomünster
Location of Altomünster within Dachau district
Coordinates: 48°23′N 11°15′E / 48.383°N 11.250°E / 48.383; 11.250Coordinates: 48°23′N 11°15′E / 48.383°N 11.250°E / 48.383; 11.250
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Dachau
Government
• Mayor	Anton Kerle
Area
• Total	75.79 km2 (29.26 sq mi)
Elevation	518 m (1,699 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	7,835
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	85250
Dialling codes	08254
Vehicle registration	DAH
Website	www.altomuenster.de

Altomünster is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany.

The market is located northwest of Dachau and almost in the middle of the triangle formed by the cities of Munich, Augsburg and Ingolstadt. The village lies on the DAH 2 state road. The Angerbach river flows through Altomünster, which flows into the Zeitlbach.

Markt Altomünster is organised into the following 48 villages:

Altomünster, Arnberg, Asbach, Breitenau, Deutenhofen, Erlach, Erlau, Freistetten, Haag, Halmsried, Hohenried, Hohenzell, Humersberg, Hutgraben, Irchenbrunn, Kiemertshofen (), Lauterbach, Lichtenberg, Maisbrunn, Obererlach, Oberndorf, Oberschröttenloh, Oberzeitlbach (), Ottelsburg, Ottmarshausen, Pfaffenhofen, Pipinsried (), Plixenried, Radenzhofen, Rametsried, Randelsried (), Reichertshausen, Röckersberg, Rudersberg, Ruppertskirchen (), Schauerschorn, Schielach, Schloßberg, Schmarnzell, Schmelchen, Sengenried, Stumpfenbach (), Teufelsberg, Thalhausen, Übelmanna, Unterzeitlbach (), Wollomoos () and Xyger.

In 750 A.D. a wandering monk named Alto came to the area and founded a small monastery.

Before 1000, the Guelphs built a Benedictine monastery. Welf I, Duke of Bavaria brought 1,056 monks to colonize the newly founded monastery vineyard in Altdorf (now Weingarten), while the nuns previously established in Altdorf came to Altomünster. They lived there until the dissolution of the monastery in 1488 by Pope Innocent VIII.