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This article is about the Bavarian town. For the Nazi concentration camp, see Dachau concentration camp. Dachau was a Nazi German Concentration camp, and the first one opened in Germany located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions Factory near the For other uses, see Dachau (disambiguation).
Dachau
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Dachau
Dachau (Germany)
Dachau
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Bavaria
District Dachau
Lord Mayor Peter Bürgel (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 34. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the south of Bavaria around the city of Munich German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Dachau is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise the districts of Fürstenfeldbruck, Aichach-Friedberg The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city with special recognition Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 85 km² (13. 5 sq mi)
Elevation 482 m  (1581 ft)
Population 40,570  (31/03/2007)
 - Density 1,164 /km² (3,015 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate DAH
Postal code 85221
Area code 08131
Website www.dachau.de
Location of the town of Dachau within Dachau district
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Coordinates: 48°15′37″N 11°26′3″E / 48.26028, 11.43417
Dachau: Church of St Jakob
Dachau: Church of St Jakob

Dachau is a town in Bavaria, in the southern part of Germany. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 It is a major district town—a Große Kreisstadt—of the administrative region of Upper Bavaria, about 20 km north-west of Munich. Große Kreisstadt ( German for major district town) is a term in the German municipal law A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the south of Bavaria around the city of Munich It is now a popular residential area for people working in Munich with roughly 40,000 inhabitants. The town contains a historic town centre with an 18th century castle.

Dachau was founded in the 8th century. It was home to many artists during the late 19th and early 20th century; for instance, Ludwig Thoma was born here. Ludwig Thoma ( January 21, 1867 - August 26, 1921) was a German author publisher and editor who gained popularity through his partially

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History

Prehistoric times and Early Middle Ages

There are signs of settlement as far back as the Stone Age. The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which Humans widely used stone for toolmaking The earliest known reference to Dahauua[1] dates back to 805 AD: on August 15, on the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, during Charlemagne's reign, the lady Erchana of the Aribons bequeathed all her landed property in "Dahauua", consisting of 5 Colonenhöfe and some serfs, to the Diocese of Freising upon her death. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his The deed on which this is recorded has the earliest known reference to Dachau. 2005 was the 1200th anniversary of this occasion.

Middle Ages

From the 12th century, Dachau was a summer residence for several Bavarian princes. Between 1240 and 1270, Dachau was granted market privileges, first by Duke Otto II, and then by his son, Duke Ludwig II the Strenge. Not to be confused with Duke Otto II 1061-1070 Duke of Bavaria (as Otto II. Not to be confused with King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Duke Louis II of Bavaria ( German: Ludwig II der Strenge Herzog von Bayern

16th century

Between 1546 and 1577, the Wittelsbachs built Dachau Palace in the Renaissance style. The Wittelsbach family is a European Royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria. The Palace of Dachau in Bavaria was constructed around 1100 as a Medieval Castle by the Cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere From June 1715 to Autumn 1717, Joseph Effner converted the Palace to a more modern style. Joseph Effner (baptized February 4 1687 in Dachau; † February 23 1745 in Munich) was a German architect and decorator

Second World War

In 1933, the Dachau concentration camp was built by the Nazis. Dachau was a Nazi German Concentration camp, and the first one opened in Germany located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions Factory near the Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German . It became the prototype for all other camps. Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial During its operation, 190,591 prisoners died or were exterminated.

Geography

Geographical location

Dachau is located just 20 km to the north-west of Munich. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. It is situated by the river Amper, with a boundary demarcated by lateral moraines formed during the last ice age and the Amper glacial valley. The Amper is a River in southern Bavaria, Germany and is the biggest (left tributary to the Isar river Moraine refers to any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris (soil and rock which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions such as those "Last glacial" redirects here For the period of maximum glacier extent during this time see Last Glacial Maximum The last glacial period In Geology, a valley (also called a vale, dale, glen or strath and near or in Appalachia, a draw) is It is also close to a large marshy area called Dachauer Moos.

Neighbouring municipalities

Adjacent municipalities are Bergkirchen to the West, Schwabhausen and Hebertshausen to the north and Karlsfeld to the south. Karlsfeld is a municipality in the district of Dachau, in Bavaria, Germany. To the east, Dachau is bordered by the municipality of Oberschleißheim, which is part of the rural district of Munich. Oberschleißheim is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. Munich (Landkreis München is a district in Bavaria, Germany.

Parts of the town

Dachau in autumn 2002
Dachau in autumn 2002

Dachau consists of three central divisions:

The areas Pellheim, Pullhausen, Assenhausen, Lohfeld and Viehhausen were incorporated into Dachau in 1972.

Sights

Twin towns

People

Famous people who lived, worked or were born in Dachau:

References

  1. ^ Dahauua: possibly meaning "clayey wetland"

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