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Vilshofen an der Donau
Coat of arms of Vilshofen an der Donau
Location of Vilshofen an der Donau 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
 • MayorGeorg Krenn (CSU)
Area
 • Total
86.36 km2 (33.34 sq mi)
Elevation
308 m (1,010 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
18,061
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
94474
Dialling codes08541, 08548, 08549
Vehicle registrationPA
Websitewww.vilshofen.de

Vilshofen an der Donau is a town in the German district of Passau.

Demographics

Religion

The population of Vislhofen is overwhelmingly Christian. In Vilshofen there is a Catholic Church, a Protestant Church and a new Apostolic Church. 78.36% self-identify as Catholic, 10.78% as Protestant and 10.86% as belonging to another Christian denomination[2]

Politics

Results of the 2008 Mayoral Election were as follows:[3]

Georg Krenn (CSU) 3973 (53.2%)

Joachim Boiger (SPD) 935 (12.5%)

Siegfried Piske (Überparteiliche Wählergemeinschaft) 1039 (13.9%)

Brigitte Pollok-Will (Freie Wählergemeinschaft) 954 (12.8%)

Johann Brandl (FDP) 564 (7.6%)

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. ^ German Wikipedia Article
  3. ^ Kommunalwahlen 2008, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (2008), accessed 12 November 2008 from http://www.kommunalwahl2008.bayern.de/tabs4275154.html