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Neuburg a.Inn
Municipality
Coat of arms of Neuburg a.Inn
Coat of arms
Location of Neuburg a.Inn within Passau district
Deggendorf (district)Rottal-InnFreyung-GrafenauPassauWitzmannsbergWindorfWegscheidVilshofen an der DonauUntergriesbachTittlingTiefenbachThyrnauTettenweisSonnenSalzwegRuhstorf an der RottRudertingRotthalmünsterPockingOrtenburgObernzellNeukirchen vorm WaldNeuhaus am InnNeuburg am InnMalchingKößlarnKirchhamHutthurmHofkirchenHauzenbergHaarbachBad GriesbachFürstenzellFürstensteinEging am SeeBüchlbergBreitenbergBeutelsbachBad FüssingAldersbachAidenbachAicha vorm WaldAustria
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionNiederbayern
DistrictPassau
Government
 • MayorJosef Stöcker (CSU)
Area
 • Total41.84 km2 (16.15 sq mi)
Elevation
452 m (1,483 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total4,445
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
94127
Dialling codes08502/08507
Vehicle registrationPA
Websitewww.neuburg-am-inn.de

Neuburg am Inn (literally Newbury-on-Inn) is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

Geographical Location

Neuburg am Inn is located in the Danube-region forest high above the Inn River, which forms the natural border with Upper Austria. In 2006, a bridge over the Inn was opened to pedestrians and cyclists, which now connects Neuburg to the opposite bank. By Neuburg is the major road B 12, which connects it to the city of Passau 10 km further north and a further 15-kilometer link to Pocking. Just 6 km from the community is the motorway junction ‘’Passau-south’’, a link to the Autobahn 3. Also nearby is the district of Neukirchen am Inn, a frequent stop for the train from Passau to Mühldorf.

Community Structure

The municipality has 22 Neuburg am Inn officially named districts:[2]

There are also the municipal areas Eglsee, Neuburg a.Inn, Neukirchen am Inn and Engertsham.

Neighboring Communities

History

It is assumed that the castle was built around the year 1050. The Neuburg am Inn formerly belonged to the Habsburg count of Neuburg. In the 13th century the Duke of Bavaria attempted to claim the fortress, but it was successfully defended in the name of the Count of Neuburg.[3] Austria later purchased the sovereignty here through the Bishopric of Passau, acquired it in 1730/39. Since 1803 it has belonged to Bavaria.

Castle Neuburg am Inn

People, Politics and Culture

Population Development

  • 1970: 3.008 inhabitants
  • 1987: 3.257 inhabitants
  • 2000: 3.846 inhabitants
  • 2010: 4,216 inhabitants

Council

The council has been working the local elections on 2 March 2008 as follows:

Mayor

The first Mayor was Joseph Stöcker (CSU). He was succeeded in 2002 by Hans Repcik (Civil List), and ran unopposed in 2008 with 93.57% of valid votes confirming him in office. The Deputy Mayor is Dr. Heinrich Wimmer (CSU), third mayor is Franz Hörner (CSU).

Community Partnerships

Neuburg am Inn has partnered with the Upper Austrian town Wernstein.

Arts and Culture

Neuburg Castle Trinity Church in nearby Dommelstadl

Sons and Daughters of the Community

Ignaz Auer (1846-1907), born in Dommelstadl, politician (SPD), member of parliament.

Erhard Auer (1874-1945), born in Dommelstadl, Bavarian politician (SPD), Member of Parliament, First Minister of the Free State of Bavaria, the SPD party leader in Bavaria

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy, agriculture and forestry

In 1998 there were 12,278 people working In the field of agriculture and forestry, and 153 people working in the production sector in trade and transport. In other sectors, 341 persons were employed on social security contributions. There were 5 companies in the construction industry. In addition, in 1999 there were 106 farms with an agricultural area of 1477 hectares, of which 1023 were acres of arable land and 442 hectares of permanent pasture area.

Education

The following facilities exist as of 1999: Kindergartens: 150 kindergartens with 140 children Primary schools: 1 with 11 teachers and 210 students

Telecommunications

90 meter high telecommunications tower of Deutsche Telekom AG of reinforced concrete at Dommelstadl (Geographical coordinates: 48 ° 32'3 "N 13 ° 24'9" W), broadcasting over 102.1Mhz.

References

  1. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  2. ^ http://www.bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de/orte/ortssuche_action.html?anzeige=voll&modus=automat&tempus=+20111117/194219&attr=OBJ&val=749
  3. ^ Arnold, Benjamin. German Knighthood 1050–1300 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1985) p. 128
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