Mühldorf (district)

Template:Infobox German district Mühldorf is a Landkreis (district) in Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Landshut, Rottal-Inn, Altötting, Traunstein, Rosenheim, Ebersberg and Erding.

History

Most parts of the district have belonged to Bavaria from the 13th century on. The archbishopric of Salzburg possessed some estates in the region as well from the year 798.<ref>Freed, p. 13</ref> In 1803, when the clerical states of Holy Empire were dissolved, Bavaria annexed these estates.

Geography

The district is located in generally plain countryside on either bank of the river Inn.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

• the heraldic lion of Salzburg
• the heraldic lion of the Electorate of the Palatinate

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Mühldorf Neumarkt-Sankt Veit Waldkraiburg	Ampfing Aschau am Inn Buchbach Egglkofen Erharting Gars am Inn Haag in Oberbayern Heldenstein Jettenbach Kirchdorf Kraiburg Lohkirchen Maitenbeth Mettenheim	Niederbergkirchen Niedertaufkirchen Oberbergkirchen Oberneukirchen Obertaufkirchen Polling Rattenkirchen Rechtmehring Reichertsheim Schönberg Schwindegg Taufkirchen Unterreit Zangberg

Bibliography

Freed, John B. Noble Bondsmen: Ministerial Marriages in the Archdiocese of Salzburg, 1100-1343. (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1995).

External links

• Official website (German)