Freising

Freising () is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Freising Landkreis (district), with a population of about 50,000.

 Location 

Freising is the oldest town between Regensburg and Bolzano and is in Upper Bavaria, north of Munich, near Munich International Airport, on the Isar River. There are two hills, the cathedral hill with the bishop's castle and Freising cathedral, and Weihenstephan Hill with Weihenstephan Abbey, the oldest working brewery in the world. It was also the first recorded place of a European tornado. The city is 448 meters above sea level. 

References

Other websites


Bavarian state library 
Pictures of Freising 
Freising during the Third Reich

Category:Freising (district)