| Dachau | | City | | | | | | Country | Germany | | Region | Bayern | | Center | | | - coordinates | 48°16′0″N 11°25′0″E / 48.26667, 11.41667Coordinates: 48°16′0″N 11°25′0″E / 48.26667, 11.41667 | | - elevation | 505 m (1,657 ft) | | Population | 40,496 (2006) | | Mayor | Peter Bürgel | | Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | | - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | | Postal code | 85221 | Dachau (lower right) in Bavaria | | Website : www.dachau.de |
 Dachau: Church of St Jakob Dachau is a town in Bavaria, in the southern part of Germany. It is a major district town—a Große Kreisstadt—of the administrative region of Upper Bavaria, about 20 km north-west 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. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 363 pixelsFull resolution (814 × 369 pixel, file size: 271 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Schloss Dachau/ Castle Dachau Author: Patrick Huebgen Date: April 2006 Camera: Canon Powershot S1 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this...
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A Regierungsbezirk is an government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ...
Oberbayern (Upper Bavaria) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the south of Bavaria, around the city Munich. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
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. (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ...
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Ludwig Thoma (January 21, 1867 - August 26, 1921) was a German author, publisher and editor, who gained popularity through his partially exaggerated description of Bavarian workaday. ...
History
Prehistoric times and Early Middle Ages There are signs of settlement as far back as the Stone Age. 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. The deed on which this is recorded has the earliest known reference to Dachau. 2005 was the 1200th anniversary of this occasion. Stone Age fishing hook. ...
Events Emperor Nicephorus I of Byzantium suffers a major defeat against the Saracens at Crasus. ...
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Charlemagne (left) and Pippin the Hunchback. ...
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising — known in the German language as Erzbistum München und Freising and in Latin as Archidioecesis Monacensis et Frisingensis — is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bavaria, Germany. ...
Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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. (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ...
Duke Otto II of Bavaria was born 7 April 1206 in Kehlheim and died 29 November 1253 in Landshut. ...
Duke Louis II of Bavaria (German: Ludwig II der Strenge, Herzog von Bayern, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein; 13 April 1229 – 2 February 1294), was Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1253. ...
16th Century Between 1546 and 1577, the Wittelsbachs built Dachau Palace in the Renaissance style. From June 1715 to Autumn 1717, Joseph Effner converted the Palace to a more modern style. The Wittelsbach family is an European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria. ...
Dachau Palace The Palace of Dachau in Bavaria was a medieval castle and became the favourite residence of the Bavarian dukes in the 16th century, it was therefore extended to a massive four wing complex. ...
The Renaissance (French for rebirth, or Rinascimento in Italian), was a cultural movement in Italy (and in Europe in general) that began in the late Middle Ages, and spanned roughly the 14th through the 17th century. ...
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. It became the prototype for all other camps. During its operation, 31,591 prisoners died, or were killed. The main entrance just after the liberation Memorial at the camp, 1997. ...
The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ...
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Geography
Geographical location Dachau is located at 49°15′N 11°27′E, just 20 km to the north-west of Munich, at an elevation of 482 m. 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. It is also close to a large marshy area called Dachauer Moos. For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ...
The Amper is a river in southern Bavaria and the biggest tributary to the Isar river, well-known for Munich tourists. ...
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The Amper is a river in southern Bavaria and the biggest tributary to the Isar river, well-known for Munich tourists. ...
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Neighbouring municipalities Adjacent municipalities are Bergkirchen to the West, Schwabhausen and Hebertshausen to the north and Karlsfeld to the south. To the east, Dachau is bordered by the municipality of Oberschleißheim, which is part of the rural district of Munich. Karlsfeld is a municipality in the district of Dachau, in Bavaria, Germany. ...
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Parts of the town Dachau consists of three central divisions: Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 430 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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- The old town: Altstadt, Mitterndorf, Udlding, Etzenhausen, Unterer Markt
- Dachau East: Oberaugustenfeld, Unteraugustenfeld, Polln, Obergrashof, parts of Prittlbach
- Dachau South: Himmelreich, Holzgarten, parts of Gröbenried
The areas Pellheim, Pullhausen, Assenhausen, Lohfeld and Viehhausen were incorporated into Dachau in 1972.
Sights - Dachau Concentration Camp memorial Site: Dachau is best known for its proximity to the relatively well-preserved site of the infamous Dachau concentration camp, the first large-scale concentration camp in Germany, converted from an old gunpowder factory by the Nazi regime in 1933.
- Dachau Palace: A medieval castle which became the favourite residence of the Bavarian dukes in the 16th century. It was renovated into an enormous four-wing complex. Only one wing exists today.
- Palace garden: a landscape garden.
- Church of St. Jakob (St. James)
- Old town
- Town hall
- Dachauer Moos: a wetland area.
- Church of St. Nicolas, Mitterndorf (1496)
The main entrance just after the liberation Memorial at the camp, 1997. ...
Piles of bodies in a liberated Nazi concentration camp in Germany Prior to and during World War II, Nazi Germany maintained concentration camps (Konzentrationslager, abbreviated KZ or KL) throughout the territories it controlled. ...
Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Dachau Palace The Palace of Dachau in Bavaria was a medieval castle and became the favourite residence of the Bavarian dukes in the 16th century, it was therefore extended to a massive four wing complex. ...
Twin towns Klagenfurt since July 3, 2007 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia (German Kärnten), in Austria. ...
Fondi is a small town in Italy, halfway between Rome and Naples. ...
People Famous people who lived, worked or were born in Dachau: Roman Herzog (born April 5, 1934) is a German politician (CDU) and was the President of Germany from 1994 to 1999. ...
Ludwig Thoma (January 21, 1867 - August 26, 1921) was a German author, publisher and editor, who gained popularity through his partially exaggerated description of Bavarian workaday. ...
Adolf Hölzel (1853 - 1934) was a German artist/painter. ...
Christian Morgenstern (May 6, 1871–March 31, 1914) was a German author and poet. ...
The Poor Poet, 1839. ...
Ernst Toller (December 1, 1893 - May 22, 1939) was a German Communist playwright. ...
Joseph Effner (baptized February 4, 1687 in Dachau; †February 23, 1745 in Munich) was a German architect and decorator. ...
Self-portrait with skeleton, 1896. ...
Jesse Martin (born August 26, 1981, Dachau, Germany) is an Australian sailor who became the youngest person to circumnavigate the world solo non-stop and unassisted in 1999. ...
References - ^ Dahauua: possibly meaning "clayey wetland"
This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of 2006-11-24. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Literature - Hans-Günther Richardi: Dachauer Zeitgeschichtsführer. Stadt Dachau, Dachau 1998 (German)
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