Freising
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Location of Freising within Freising district
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| Coordinates: 48°24′10″N 11°44′56″E / 48.40278°N 11.74889°ECoordinates: 48°24′10″N 11°44′56″E / 48.40278°N 11.74889°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern | |
| District | Freising | |
| Government | ||
| • Lord Mayor | Tobias Eschenbacher (FSM) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 88.45 km2 (34.15 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 46,963 | |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 85354, 85356 | |
| Dialling codes | 08161 | |
| Vehicle registration | FS | |
| Website | www.freising.de | |
Freising is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the Freising district, with a total population of 45,227.
The city is located north of Munich at the Isar river, near the Munich International Airport. Anyone taking off or landing at Munich airport can see the city to the north with its two hills, the cathedral hill with the bishop's castle and the Freising cathedral and Weihenstephan Hill with the oldest working brewery in the world. It's also the first recorded place of a European tornado.
Freising is one of the oldest settlements in Bavaria, gaining importance by becoming a major religious center in the early Middle Ages. It was and still is the center of an important diocese. Some important historical documents were created between 900 and 1200 in its monastery:
The above and other scripts from that time can be found in the "Bayerische Staatsbibliothek" (Bavarian State Library) in Munich today.
Even though archaeological finds show that the area was settled in the Bronze Age, no proof has been found yet to suggest a continuous settlement until the 8th century Frigisinga. Saint Corbinian settled at a shrine that already existed at Freising in 724. He was the forerunner of the diocese of Freising, established after his death by Saint Boniface. According to his Vita by Bishop Arbeo he ordered a bear to carry his luggage over the Alps after it had killed his packhorse. The saddled bear is still the symbol of the city, displayed in the coat of arms. Though the seat of the diocese was moved to Munich in 1821, including the elevation to an arch-diocese, Freising has remained the seat of diocese administration until today.
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