Landshut planning region
The Landshut planning region is one of a total of 18 planning regions in the Free State of Bavaria .
structure
The following bodies are united in the regional planning association: the independent city of Landshut , the districts of Dingolfing-Landau , Landshut and Rottal-Inn as well as the municipalities belonging to these districts. In addition, the district of Kelheim and its communities Aiglsbach , Attenhofen , Elsendorf and Volkenschwand as well as the city of Mainburg belong to the region. The other communities in the Kelheim district belong to the Regensburg planning region .
On December 31, 2018, there were 470,273 inhabitants in the region. The area is 3,7666.83 km². Main center of the region is Landshut and since March 1, 2018 and Dingolfing . Corresponding middle areas are Dingolfing, Eggenfelden , Landau an der Isar , Mainburg , Pfarrkirchen , Simbach am Inn and Vilsbiburg . The middle center Simbach am Inn has links with Braunau am Inn in Austria .
Largest cities and towns
The ten largest municipalities in the Landshut planning region according to their population as of December 31, 2018 are:
Commune | Residents |
---|---|
Landshut | 73.411 |
Dingolfing | 19,985 |
Mainburg | 15.163 |
Eggenfelden | 13,840 |
Landau ad Isar | 13,562 |
Parish churches | 12,953 |
Ergolding | 12,720 |
Vilsbiburg | 12.203 |
Essenbach | 11,999 |
Altdorf | 11,178 |
history
In 1972 the Free State of Bavaria was divided into 18 planning regions on the basis of the Bavarian State Planning Act of 1970. The founding chairman of the planning association was the then Lord Mayor of Landshut, Josef Deimer . He led the association from April 1, 1973 to December 31, 2004. From 2005, his successor was Mayor Richard Findl from Simbach a.Inn . The current chairman is Mayor Alfons Sittinger, Markt Arnstorf .