Vilshofen on the Danube

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coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 48 ° 38 '  N , 13 ° 11'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Lower Bavaria
County :	Passau
Height :	308 m above sea level NHN
Area :	86.33 km 2
Residents:	16,758 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	194 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	94474
Primaries :	08541, 08543 , 08548, 08549
License plate :	PA
Community key :	09 2 75 154
City structure:	135 districts
City administration address :	Stadtplatz 29 94474 Vilshofen an der Donau
Website :	www.vilshofen.de
Mayor :	Florian Gams ( SPD )
Location of the city of Vilshofen on the Danube in the Passau district

The Vilsbrücke with the parish church

Vilshofen an der Donau is the largest city in the Passau district . Until 1972 the city was the district town of the Vilshofen district .

geography

location

Vilshofen an der Donau is located at the confluence of the tributaries Vils , Pfudrach and Wolfach , south of the Bavarian Forest , a good 20 kilometers upstream from Passau . Through these flows into the Danube is called the city of the small three-river city , while the three-river city Passau serves as a model. The north-south extension of the urban area is about 6 km and the east-west extension about 10 km. The height above sea level ranges from 309 to 457 m above sea level.

Geomorphology and geology

Vilshofen an der Donau is located directly at the confluence of the Vils in the Danube. The Danube cut its way into the crystalline basement during the uplift of the Bavarian Forest in the late Tertiary and Quaternary periods . The result was the formation of an antecedent breakthrough valley . In this case the river cuts actively into the rising mountain body, keeping pace with the tectonic uplift. The Danube created an impressive river valley from Vilshofen to far beyond Passau. The depth of the breakthrough valley in the Passau area is around 100 meters and rises to up to 180 meters ( Schlögener Schlinge , Upper Austria ). In the nature reserve Vils-narrow valley was granite mined what mid-20th century has been set for economic reasons. The mining sites were left to nature and partially flooded, for example the Taferlsee , which can now be found in a natural environment and is an impressive example of anthropogenetic geomorphology .

climate

Vilshofen on the Danube is located at 48 ° north. As a result, the city is mainly influenced by air currents from the west . As can be seen from the climate diagram, Vilshofen can be assigned to the cool, temperate climate . There is also a continental impact and is characterized by sometimes very cold and snowy winters and hot and dry summers. Heat thunderstorms also occur in the summer.

The wettest months are October and November with around 50 mm of precipitation. The occurrence of Indian summer is therefore given annually and leads to mild temperatures in the late year.

Due to the location in the Danube plain at the confluence of the two rivers Danube and Vils, fog and high fog often form , especially in spring and autumn. The compensatory influence on climate fluctuations, especially in winter, is noticeable in Vilshofen in the fact that in the urban area, due to the Danube and Vils rivers, it is always 1–2 ° C warmer than in districts that are further away from the rivers.

Neighboring communities

The municipalities of Aidenbach , Aldersbach , Beutelsbach , Künzing , Windorf , Ortenburg , Hofkirchen and Fürstenzell and the independent city ​​of Passau border directly on the urban area .

City structure

Vilshofen has 135 districts: Achaueröd, Aichberg, Albersdorf , Algerting, Alkofen , Alling, Altenöd, Altfalter, Altham, Auhof, Aunkirchen , Bacheröd, Bergham, Birkenöd, Blaimberg, Böcklbach, Daxlarn, Dinglreit, Dirnberg, Dobl, Dorf, Dreibuchenmais, Eben, Eben, Eckersberg, Edlpoint, Edt, Eglsberg, Einöd, Einöd, Endfelden, Falkenöd, Fischeröd, Gaisbruck, Giglmörn, Grafenmühl, Großhochleiten, Gruböd, Habernagl, Haid, Haideröd, Haimbuch, Haißenöd, Hartzeitlarn, Hattenham, Hausbach , Hennermais Hennersreit, Hilgen, Hirnschnell, Hitzling, Hochreit, Hochreut, Hölzlöd, Hördt, Hörgessing, Hösam, wooden houses, Holzhub, Huböd, Hundsöd, Kalkberg, Kallöd, Kapfham, Kapping, Kehrwisching, Knadlarn, Kollmenzing, Kothwies, Krenn, Kuffing, Langholz, Lenau, Liessing, Lindach, Lindahof, Lindamühl, Mahd, Maierholz, Marterberg, Mattenham, Mühldorferöd, Mühlham, Oberbuch, Oberreit, Obertal, Pfeiferöd, Pfudrachöd, Pickling, Pleckental, Pleinting , Primsdobl, Ratzing, Reifziehberg, Reisach, Reisach, Renne röd, Reut, Reut bei Seestetten, Riegeröd, Sandbach , Scheunöd, Schmalhof, Schneideröd, Schönerting , Schullering, Schusteröd, Schwanham, Schweiklberg , Seestetten, SETBACH, Siegl, Sollasöd, Stinglloh, Straßeröd, Strenn, Sulzbachöd, Thannet, Unterbuch, Unterreit, Untertal, Waizenbach, Watzmannsberg, Weg, Weidenhof, Weihersbach, Wieshof, Wimhof, Wimm, Winklhof, Wirtsholz, Witzling and Zeitlarn.

history

Historical local paper from 1826

Until the 18th century

The year 776 was the beginning of the documented history of Vilshofen. When a farm was donated to the Mondsee Monastery (Salzkammergut), Vilusa (name of the farm) is mentioned for the first time. In the 12th century the name Vilshouen existed. At that time the Bishop of Passau was the landlord on the Danube and Vils. Vilshofen was held by the Count of Ortenburg as a fief. In 1206 Vilshofen was raised to the status of a town by Count Heinrich I von Ortenburg. As early as 1220, reports were made of a bridge over the Vils, which connects the new urban area with the old settlement on the right bank of the Vils (today Vilsvorstadt). In 1236 Hainricus Plebanus de Vilshouen is mentioned as a pastor with a parish church.

In 1241 the town was forcibly taken over by Duke Otto II of Bavaria following inheritance disputes in the Ortenburg family and became a border town between the Duchy of Bavaria and the Duchy of Passau . The “Vilshofener Zollhaus”, which can be found right on the banks of the Danube, still bears witness to this today. In 1258 Vilshofen became the center of a ducal nursing court. In 1262 the city finally passed to Bavaria after Duke Heinrich von Niederbayern , the successor of Otto II , had negotiated a contract with Bishop Rüdiger von Passau after lengthy negotiations. In 1345, Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian confirmed the town charter. In 1376 the Vilshofen Collegiate Foundation was founded. In 1434 the oldest city seal was created with a raised quatrefoil with an angel as a shield holder and with the city coat of arms in a semicircular shield. In 1504 the city was successfully defended against the onslaught of the Palatinate and Bohemia in the Landshut War of Succession . In 1536, 36 houses were destroyed by a large city fire.

In 1572, Duke Wilhelm V of Bavaria approved the construction of a salt depot in Vilshofen, which in the same year resulted in the construction of the first Danube bridge and the establishment of a wheat beer brewery. The “ Goldene Steig ” or “Gulden Straß” salt trade route from Vilshofen to Bergreichenstein (Bohemia) is mentioned here. From here the “white gold”, the salt, was brought to Prague . In 1642 the Capuchin monastery Vilshofen was built. The construction of the city ​​tower was also started.

Michael Wening : View of Vilshofen, early 18th century

In 1706 Vilshofen was also affected by the occupation of large parts of Bavaria by the Imperial Austrian troops . Sons of the city also fought for freedom in nearby Aidenbach , where 4,000 people died in the battle . On May 12, 1794, one of the many fires destroyed almost the entire city, only a few houses in the town square remained intact. Most of the town square still wears the clothes of the reconstruction at the time.

19th century

In 1802 the Capuchin monastery was closed again. In 1805 the first street lighting with oil lamps took place. On April 13, 1813, another fire broke out on the top line of the town square.

City tower Vilshofen

Shipping pier in Vilshofen on the Danube with river cruise ship

In 1842 a great son of the city of Vilshofen, the master brewer Josef Groll , tapped the first Pilsen beer in Pilsen, Bohemia, and thus went down in history as its inventor. In 1860 the railway line between Regensburg and Passau was opened and connected Vilshofen with the other cities of Eastern Bavaria. In the years 1886 and 1887, the Vilshofen entrepreneur Felix Wieninger maintained a power generator in the Danubia Mill , with which he could supply two houses in the city with electrical energy using a 100 kV direct voltage line. Vilshofen was one of the first places in Lower Bavaria to have electric light.

20th century

In January 1905 the founder and later abbot Cölestin Maier and five other monks settled on the Schweiklberg. On March 12, 1914, the elevation to the Benedictine abbey of Schweiklberg took place . In 1909 construction began on the Schweiklberg abbey church in Art Nouveau style . The entire monastery complex was completed in 1925. On May 1, 1945, the city was handed over to the US Army without a fight . The capitulation was carried out by the 2nd mayor Georg Huber, pastor Carl Boeckl and the Salvatorian Father Theotimus Eisele, when they approached the US soldiers on the town square with a white flag. Before the US units moved in, the Danube bridge was blown up by units of the Waffen SS on April 29, 1945 . Until the opening of the new Danube bridge on August 17, 1950, the crossing of the river was ensured by several ferries.

In the years from 1957 to 1959 and 1968 the first dams were built on the Danube and Vils, which put an end to the frequent floods. With effect from July 1, 1972, the Vilshofen district was dissolved. The area was added to the districts of Deggendorf and Passau. Until the dissolution, the district of Vilshofen was one of the "richest" districts in Bavaria, which was mainly due to the tax revenue from the Pleinting power station.

The Berlin Wall Memorial in Bleiche Citizens Park

Vilshofen moved into the international media focus in September 1989 when a large number of GDR refugees fled to the “West” via Hungary . Around 1,400 people arrived in Vilshofen, which was then the largest initial reception center for emigrants in the Lower Bavaria region. The influx of refugees triggered a remarkable wave of helpfulness on the part of the population. The event was commemorated on September 11, 2009 with the festival “20 Years of the Gate to Freedom”.

In 1994 Vilshofen received the status of a medium-sized center . In 1995 the redesign and roofing of the atrium of the high school was completed. It offers space for around 800 guests and is the site of numerous cultural events.

21st century

In 2002 the construction of the new Danube bridge was completed, and the newly laid out Danube promenade created both a park and a walk. The resulting mooring for Danube cruise ships brought many tourists to Vilshofen. On July 7, 2004 was Bombardier CRJ700 of Lufthansa (D-ACPD) in the name Vilshofen baptized. The machine was in service with Lufthansa until 2013 and was then sold on. On November 9, 2004, Vilshofen was renamed "Vilshofen an der Donau". Furthermore, a second landing stage was built in the Danube. In 2006 Vilshofen celebrated the 800th year of its town elevation. Since 2017 the city of Vilshofen an der Donau and the Lower Austrian municipality of Spitz have been so-called "Danube.Partner.Gemeinden".

Incorporations

As part of the regional reform in Bavaria , Aunkirchen was incorporated into the city on January 1, 1972. On May 1, 1978 Alkofen , the market Pleinting and Zeitlarn as well as areas of the dissolved communities Albersdorf and Sandbach were added.

Demography and population development

In the course of industrialization in the 19th century, Vilshofen recorded a moderate increase in population, although the development of the manufacturing sector in the Danube city was overall somewhat weaker than the Bavarian average. At the beginning of the 20th century, the 10,000 mark was cracked. Two significant population increases occurred in the second half of the 20th century. Several thousand refugees from Bohemia and Eastern Europe arrived in Vilshofen immediately after the Second World War . Many of these people stayed in the city. Another increase occurred when the iron curtain was opened . On the one hand, around 1400 GDR citizens from Hungary arrived in Vilshofen in 1989, on the other hand, many people of German origin from the former Soviet Union . Since the 1990s, the population has leveled off at around 16,000 people.

Between 1988 and 2018, the city grew from 15,231 to 16,703 by 1,472 inhabitants or 9.7%.

In 2011 there were 124 births, 185 deaths, 853 new arrivals and 838 departures. As a result, the population decreased by 46 people. On December 31, 2013 there were 15,966 inhabitants in Vilshofen an der Donau, more than half of them, namely 8136 women. Overall, the population over 50 was almost 44 percent. The number of foreigners in the city as of May 9, 2011 based on the 2011 census was 595, which corresponds to 3.8 percent of the total number of residents.

religion

In addition to the Roman Catholic denominations, the Protestant and New Apostolic denominations are represented with their own congregations in the urban area of ​​Vilshofen an der Donau . The majority of the residents, namely 78.36%, are Catholic, 10.78% are Protestant and 10.86% have other denominations. There are two Roman Catholic parishes in the city in addition to the parish of St. John the Baptist in Vilshofen and the parish of Sandbach. Both belong to the dean's office in Vilshofen and to the diocese of Passau . There is also the Benedictine monastery Schweiklberg , which was only founded in 1904.

The Protestant parish celebrates its services in the Erlöserkirche built in 1937. The New Apostolic Church was completed in 1969.

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  Parish Church of St. John the Baptist

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  Evangelical Church of the Redeemer

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  New Apostolic Church

politics

City council

The city council (24 seats) has been composed as follows since the local elections on March 15, 2020 :

List / party	Seats	Share of votes
Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU)	6th	23.84%
Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)	7th	27.22%
Non-partisan voter community (ÜW)	4th	15.93%
FWG / Greens	3	13.58%
Boy list	2	8.23%
AfD	1	5.27%
Friends of Hansi Brandl	1	5.22%
FDP	0	0.72%

Compared to the 2014 to 2020 term of office, the CSU had to give up three and ÜW one mandate. The SPD received two more seats; AfD and Freundeskreis Hansi Brandl each had a seat for the first time.

The turnout was 58.02%.

mayor

The first mayor is Florian Gams (SPD), who was elected in the 2014 local elections in the runoff election on March 30, 2014 with 50.5% of the valid votes, after only 23.36% in the first ballot compared to the incumbent Georg Krenn (47 , 02%). Gams was confirmed in office for another six years with two competitors on March 15, 2020 with 72.06% of the votes.

Georg Krenn succeeded Mayor Hans Gschwendtner, who was first mayor of the city from 1990 to 2008.

coat of arms

Blazon : “Split at an angle; above horizontal Bavarian diamonds, below in red a striding silver panther. "

Culture and sights

The pilgrimage church Maria-Hilf

Art exhibitions

Every two years, works of art on a specific theme are set up in the city; in the past they were iron and wood , the current theme is light . Among other things, the city tower and the church are illuminated in such a way that they give the impression of a medieval appearance.

Museums

The large exhibition room of the Africa Museum

The Stadtgalerie art museum was founded in September 1991 and has been located in the renovated city tower since September 2001. At the same time there is an art gallery in the town hall on the town square, which shows in particular art from the Vilshofen ad Donau area.

In the Abbey Schweiklberg is the black African Museum Schweiklberg , which houses an extensive collection of religious objects, jewelry and ceremonial weapons from Africa since 1990, which were passed by the returning missionaries from East and Southern Africa since the 1960s the monastery. Originally there were around 800 exhibits. The collection was gradually expanded through donations from patrons and acquisitions from private collections. The treasure trove of African cultural assets is well known beyond the region due to its unique exhibits.

The Museum of Weapons Technology, Equipment, Uniforms and Awards of the Museum Association Eben is dedicated to military equipment from 1914 to 1945. The museum has a total of 2000 original exhibits.

societies

Vilshofen an der Donau is home to a traditional costume association that upholds Bavarian traditions. There is also a culture and history association, the Catholic workers' movement , a Kolping group and various sports clubs such as FC Vilshofen .

music

In 1987 the music festival Jazz an der Donau was organized in Vilshofen by the committed association Jazz- und Musikfreunden Vilshofen e. V. launched. This music event took place in Vilshofen from 1987 to 2001 and brought many internationally known artists from the jazz and soul scene to the city. Examples include Kool & The Gang (2001), Herbie Hancock (2001), Abdullah Ibrahim (2001), James Brown (2000), The Temptations (2000), Al Jarreau (1999), The Blues Brothers (1998), Tito Puente (1987) and the Art Ensemble of Chicago (1987).

For financial, technical and organizational reasons, the company moved to Straubing , upstream of the Danube . The first Jazz at the Danube Festival took place there in 2002 . The festival also changed musically, and since then there have often been more commercially successful musicians such as Söhne Mannheims (2004), Mousse T. (2005), Juanes (2006) and Seal (2007).

In Vilshofen, however, jazz concerts are still organized, but on a much smaller scale, e.g. B. a concert by Louisiana Red .

Larger musical events take place at irregular intervals on the airfield, where national Bavarian radio stations such as Bayern 3 organize concerts and live broadcasts.

There are also several choirs in the city, such as the Vilshofen Chamber Choir , which is well known beyond the region. A church and children's choir is also active in the village.

Buildings

The town square (looking west)

The St. Barbara cemetery church

Noteworthy buildings include the partly medieval parish church of St. John the Baptist , which was rebuilt from 1803 to 1804 after the town fire in 1794. The baroque furnishings come from the monastery church of the former Augustinian canons of St. Nikola in Passau.

The city tower was completed in 1647. The pilgrimage church Maria-Hilf , built between 1691 and 1694, contains numerous votive pictures. The late Gothic cemetery church of St. Barbara has a Renaissance and Baroque interior.

In addition, much of the old town has a cellar, but is not open to the public. The historic center, especially the long market street, is built in the so-called " Inn-Salzach style ".

See also : List of architectural monuments in Vilshofen on the Danube

park

For the 800th anniversary of the city, a public park Bleiche was built on a meadow in 2006 . Anyone interested could buy and plant a ginkgo tree here . The second oldest example in Lower Bavaria is in front of the city's Salzstadl.

Natural monuments

The Vils-Engtal in the southern urban area

The Vils-Engtal near the city is under nature protection. The Vilsauen are particularly in the focus of natural conservation. In 2014, the Piske Tower was inaugurated north of Aunkirchen , a 13 m high observation tower that allows a very good view of the Vilsauen.

In addition, there are three of the 41 geotopes (as of September 2013) identified by the LfU around the urban area of ​​Vilshofen . See the list of geotopes in the Passau district .

The Hofkirchen market together with the town of Vilshofen forms the western starting point of the nature conservation project "Slope and ravine forests in the upper Danube valley", which has been running since 2004. The aim is to protect the unique flora and fauna in the Danube breakthrough valley between Vilshofen / Hofkirchen and Aschach an der Donau (Upper Austria).

Sports

The ice rink with the indoor and outdoor pool complex behind it

Vilshofen an der Donau offers a number of opportunities for sporting activities such as an indoor and outdoor pool, an ice rink, several tennis courts, a shooting club and soccer fields. There are also cycling and hiking trails available. The rowing club Vilshofen 1913 e. V. is one of the city's figureheads with well over 1000 regatta victories. For years, the RCV has regularly held top positions at German championships and also world championships. Andreas Kuffner from Vilshofen was among the gold medalists at the Olympic eighth of the 2012 Games in London . There is also a chess club with a long tradition in Vilshofen. The football club FC Vilshofen , founded in 1919 , qualified for the DFB Cup in 1979 .

Regular events

Regular events include the annual folk festival in August with a parade and the "Floating Christmas Market" in December, which was added to the list of 365 German locations in 2006 by the Federal Initiative Germany - Land of Ideas in the tourist projects category . This Christmas market was visited by a total of 40,000 people on the three Advent weekends in 2008.

Every second weekend in July, the “Danube in Flames” fireworks display takes place, which is now known nationwide and has been imitated in other Danube cities.

Political Ash Wednesday 2009 in the Wolferstetterkeller in Vilshofen on the Danube

In addition, the Political Ash Wednesday in Vilshofen an der Donau has a great tradition . The city is considered to be the founding place of this political spectacle. As early as 1580, on the fringes of the annual cattle market on Ash Wednesday , there were discussions among farmers about royal Bavarian politics. This tradition was taken up again by the Bavarian Farmers' Union in 1919 and established itself as Political Ash Wednesday . With the exception of the interruption during the time of National Socialism , Political Ash Wednesday was and is an annual event. In 1948, the Bavarian Party continued this tradition. In 1953 the CSU also found its way to Vilshofen. Above all, the hearty and provocative slogans against the political opponent at performances by Franz Josef Strauss in the Wolferstetterkeller generated nationwide interest. When the Wolferstetter Keller was finally too small for the CSU to accommodate the supporters, this event was moved to the Passau Nibelungen Hall in 1975 . However, the Passau Nibelungenhalle was demolished in spring 2004 and a new, modern multi-purpose hall was built in Messepark Kohlbruck, where the CSU's political Ash Wednesday has been taking place again since then. Since the traditional Wolferstetterkeller in the heart of the city of Vilshofen had become vacant, the Bavarian SPD finally relocated its event there. The SPD Ash Wednesday event is now being held in an event tent on the festival grounds on the western edge of the city.

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy

Building of the "Wolferstetter" brewery in the Bürg

The Pleinting thermal power station

As a medium-sized center, the city of Vilshofen an der Donau is home to a large number of wholesalers and retailers as well as various craft businesses , the latter of which are in some cases supraregional. The Berger construction company was founded in Vilshofen and continues to have an important branch there. The energy trader MaierKorduletsch with over 100 employees is also based in this city.

The Dutch Vion Group operates a slaughterhouse that employs around 200 people and specializes in pig slaughter.

Up until the 19th century there were six breweries in the town of Vilshofen an der Donau, which is a considerable number in view of the size of the town at that time. The traditional Wolferstetter brewery from 1428 is the only remaining brewery. The Groll brewery , which produced the inventor of the beer , Josef Groll , was also incorporated into it. The company with 200 employees has an annual output of 120,000 hectoliters.

The Pleinting power plant was built in the Pleinting district in the mid-1960s . The thermal power plant was initially fired with heavy fuel oil and the total output of both units was 694 megawatts per hour. Initially, it was put on cold reserve in 1996 and finally shut down completely in 2011.

The city is the seat of the cooperative credit institute Volksbank - Raiffeisenbank Vilshofen .

In 2013, the number of employees subject to social security contributions was 5,028. In May 2015, the unemployment rate was 3.5%, which, however, is above the Lower Bavarian average.

traffic

Vilshofen (Niederbay) train station

The Vilshofen (Niederbay) station on the Regensburg – Passau railway line has three stopping tracks (two platforms ) from which regional express trains run every hour under the name Donau-Isar-Express to Munich and Passau. Long-distance trains on the Vienna – Passau – Nuremberg line pass through this station. The nearest long-distance stops are Passau Hbf and Plattling . Two branch lines branched off from the Vilshofen train station to Aidenbach and Ortenburg , of which only the one in the direction of Ortenburg still partially exists and is now only used for freight traffic and partially with special trains.

In local public transport, Vilshofen is integrated into the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Landkreis Passau . There are regional buses, especially the RBO . There is also a city bus system, which is partially implemented as a call bus system.

Vilshofen is connected to the federal motorway 3 via junction 113 ( Garham ) . Furthermore, the city is located directly on the federal highway 8 , which leads from Passau via Plattling to Straubing . In addition, the two south-leading state roads 2083 to Aidenbach and 2119 to Ortenburg are further important transport links. These lead through the city to the right of the Vils and are to be connected to the B 8 by a bypass in the near future, so that the traffic load of 20,000 vehicles per day will decrease.

The 113 km long Vilstal Cycle Path ends in Vilshofen , which is connected to the Danube Cycle Path and to the EuroVelo 6, the river route from the Atlantic to the Black Sea along six European rivers.

There is also the Vilshofen airfield , which was opened in 1956 and has a 1,257 meter long concrete runway.

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The Vilshofen airfield with the Danube and the city of Vilshofen in the background

media

The only daily newspaper in Vilshofen is the Vilshofener Anzeiger , which is the headline of the Passauer Neue Presse .

The Donaubote has been published every two weeks since 1980 as the advertising medium with the highest circulation (26,000 copies) in the Vilshofen area with current topics and stories from the past.

VOF-TV Vilshofener Fernsehen has been Internet television for Vilshofen since 2005 with the latest news, reports and special features from the city and the surrounding area. The program is updated according to the floating principle.

Public facilities

The town hall of Vilshofen ad Donau

The Vilshofen Fire Brigade Center

There are some public facilities, such as the citizens' office, which is located in the town hall .

In addition, Vilshofen an der Donau has a volunteer fire brigade, a tax office, a surveying office, an employment office, a branch of the Passau Caritas Association, the Catholic Parish Church Foundation, a municipal library with branches in Vilshofen, Aunkirchen, Pleinting and Sandbach and the Arbeiterwohlfahrt .

There is also a retirement home with 154 places. At the end of 2005 the “Vilshofener Tafel ” opened, which gives food to those in need.

The Vilshofen Hospital, with departments for general surgery, trauma surgery, orthopedics, sports medicine, internal medicine, anesthesia and naturopathy, has 182 beds, making it the largest of the four hospitals of Passau-Krankenhaus GmbH.

education

The elementary school Ritter Tuschl

The Vilshofen grammar school

With a total of 18 schools, Vilshofen an der Donau is the largest school location in the Passau district. There are also eight kindergartens in the city and the surrounding districts.

The 18 schools are:

• Franz-Xaver-Eggersdorfer - Special School (184 students)
• Elementary school Ritter Tuschl (with branch in Sandbach)
• Alkofen Primary School
• Aunkirchen primary school
• Pleinting primary school
• Montessori Primary School Vilshofen
• St. Georg Middle School
• Coelestin-Maier - Realschule in Schweiklberg Monastery (308 students)
• Vilshofen High School (985 students, as of March 2011)
• Vocational school for child care and housekeeping
• Vocational schools for dietitians and social care
• Specialized Academy for Home Economics
• State vocational schools for home economics and child care
• State technical school for glass construction technology
• Master school in the glazier trade
• Private vocational school for occupational therapy
• State and municipal vocational schools in Vilshofen
• Vilshofen Adult Education Center

Student numbers as of the 2008/09 school year

sons and daughters of the town

• Johann Evangelist Fürst (1784–1846), customs officer, entrepreneur and author
• Josef Groll (1813–1887), inventor of Pilsner beer
• Karl Föckerer (1814–1886), mayor, member of the Reichstag and Landtag
• Luitpold Weilnböck (1865–1944), German farmer and politician (DNVP).
• Markus Koch (1879–1948), German composer and music teacher
• Heinrich Lautensack (1881-1919), German writer
• Alois Schlögl (1893–1957), born in Pleinting, German politician (CSU)
• Richard Woller (1924–2013), German food chemist
• Ruth Drexel (1930–2009), Bavarian folk actress
• Karl Günther Kronawitter (1934-2000), Hessian politician (SPD)
• Siegfried Susser (* 1953), German soccer player
• Franz Meyer (* 1953), German politician (CSU), honorary citizen of the city
• Annette Ramelsberger (* 1960), German journalist
• Rhabanus Petri (* 1963), abbot of the Benedictine monastery Schweiklberg and member of the singing group Die Priester
• Stefan Bircheneder (* 1974), German painter
• Andreas Kuffner (* 1987), German rower, Olympic champion 2012
• Christoph Behr (* 1989), German soccer player
• Felix Wimberger (* 1990), German rower

literature

• Werner Schreyer: The Moldanubic around Vilshofen in Lower Bavaria . Geological Yearbook, Supplement 49. Lower Saxony State Office for Soil Research, Hanover 1962.
• J. Duschl, Heinz Kapfinger: Vilshofener Land . Neue Presse Verlag, Passau 1995, ISBN 3-931256-04-9 .
• The art monuments of Lower Bavaria. Vol. 14: District Office Vilshofen . 2nd Edition. 1982, ISBN 3-486-50492-4 .

Web links

Commons : Vilshofen an der Donau  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Vilshofen in the Topographia Bavariae (Matthäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

• Official website of the city of Vilshofen an der Donau
• Entry on the coat of arms of Vilshofen an der Donau  in the database of the House of Bavarian History

• Vilshofen an der Donau: Official statistics of the LfStat

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
2. ↑ Vilshofen, St on: bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de
3. ↑ Augspurgische Ordinari postal newspaper of May 21, 1794 on the city fire of 1794, digital collections
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14. ↑ Results of the mayoral election 2008
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16. ^ The Black Africa Museum
17. ^ Museumsverein Eben ev: Museum for weapons technology, equipment, uniforms and labeling
18. ↑ Source: Article on the Vilshofen community park , photos from the inauguration of the community park
19. ^ Piske tower on Regiowiki Niederbayern & Altötting.
20. ↑ Source: Germany - Land of Ideas: "Floating Christkindlmarkt" - City of Vilshofen an der Donau ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
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25. ^ F. X. Eggersdorfer School