Dachau (district)

District in Bavaria, Germany

Dachau

District

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Coat of arms

Country| Germany
State| Bavaria
Adm. region| Upper Bavaria
Capital| Dachau
Government

• District admin.| Stefan Löwl (CSU)
Area

• Total

| 579 km2 (224 sq mi)
Population

(31 December 2024)[1]

• Total

| 153,595
• Density| 270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| DAH
Website| landratsamt-dachau.de

Dachau (German pronunciation: [ˈdaxaʊ]) is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Fürstenfeldbruck, Aichach-Friedberg, Pfaffenhofen, Freising and Munich, and by the city of Munich.

## History

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The district was established in 1952, with minor territorial adjustments occurring during the administrative reform of 1972.

## Geography

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Bergkirchen - Gündinger Höhe - Udlding

The district stretches from the northwestern suburbs of Munich into the area known as Dachauer Land. Characterized by its hilly countryside, the region is now densely populated, with the expanding Munich metropolitan area increasingly encroaching upon its territory.

## Coat of arms

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The coat of arms features a red zigzag line on a white background, which served as the heraldic symbol of the Wittelsbach family during the 12th and 13th centuries. Despite its discontinuation from the 14th century onwards, this element has been reintegrated into Dachau's coat of arms to symbolize the region's longstanding connection to the Bavarian state. The upper portion of the arms showcases the blue and white checkered pattern characteristic of Bavaria.

## Towns and municipalities

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Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Towns  | Municipalities  |

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1. Dachau

1. Altomünster
2. Bergkirchen
3. Erdweg
4. Haimhausen
5. Hebertshausen
6. Hilgertshausen-Tandern
7. Karlsfeld

8. Markt Indersdorf
9. Odelzhausen
10. Petershausen
11. Pfaffenhofen an der Glonn
12. Röhrmoos
13. Schwabhausen
14. Sulzemoos
15. Vierkirchen
16. Weichs

## References

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1. ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.

## External links

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Urban and rural districts in the Free State of Bavaria in Germany

Urban
districts|

* Amberg
* Ansbach
* Aschaffenburg
* Augsburg
* Bamberg
* Bayreuth
* Coburg
* Erlangen
* Fürth
* Hof
* Ingolstadt
* Kaufbeuren
* Kempten
* Landshut
* Memmingen
* München (Munich)
* Nürnberg (Nuremberg)
* Passau
* Regensburg
* Rosenheim
* Schwabach
* Schweinfurt
* Straubing
* Weiden
* Würzburg

Rural
districts|

* Aichach-Friedberg
* Altötting
* Amberg-Sulzbach
* Ansbach
* Aschaffenburg
* Augsburg
* Bad Kissingen
* Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
* Bamberg
* Bayreuth
* Berchtesgadener Land
* Cham
* Coburg
* Dachau
* Deggendorf
* Dillingen
* Dingolfing-Landau
* Donau-Ries
* Ebersberg
* Eichstätt
* Erding
* Erlangen-Höchstadt
* Forchheim
* Freising
* Freyung-Grafenau
* Fürstenfeldbruck
* Fürth
* Garmisch-Partenkirchen
* Günzburg
* Haßberge
* Hof
* Kelheim
* Kitzingen
* Kronach
* Kulmbach
* Landsberg
* Landshut
* Lichtenfels
* Lindau
* Main-Spessart
* Miesbach
* Miltenberg
* Mühldorf
* München (Munich)
* Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
* Neumarkt
* Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim
* Neustadt an der Waldnaab
* Neu-Ulm
* Nürnberger Land
* Oberallgäu
* Ostallgäu
* Passau
* Pfaffenhofen
* Regen
* Regensburg
* Rhön-Grabfeld
* Rosenheim
* Roth
* Rottal-Inn
* Schwandorf
* Schweinfurt
* Starnberg
* Straubing-Bogen
* Tirschenreuth
* Traunstein
* Unterallgäu
* Weilheim-Schongau
* Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
* Wunsiedel
* Würzburg

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* Rhineland-Palatinate
* Saarland
* Saxony
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Towns and municipalities in Dachau (district)

* Altomünster
* Bergkirchen
* Dachau
* Erdweg
* Haimhausen
* Hebertshausen
* Hilgertshausen-Tandern
* Karlsfeld
* Markt Indersdorf
* Odelzhausen
* Petershausen
* Pfaffenhofen an der Glonn
* Röhrmoos
* Schwabhausen
* Sulzemoos
* Vierkirchen
* Weichs

Coat of Arms of Dachau district

48°15′N 11°25′E﻿ / ﻿48.25°N 11.42°E﻿ / 48.25; 11.42

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