Fahrenzhausen is a municipality located on the river Amper in the district of Freising in Bavaria in Germany. The town is about 30 Kilometers north of Munich.
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Fahrenzhausen | |
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Location of Fahrenzhausen within Freising district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 48°21′N 11°33′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Oberbayern |
District | Freising |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–26) | Heinrich Stadlbauer[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 37.64 km2 (14.53 sq mi) |
Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,067 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 85777 |
Dialling codes | 08133 |
Vehicle registration | FS |
Website | www.fahrenzhausen.de |
Fahrenzhausen has several villages in its community: Appercha, Bachenhausen, Bergfeld, Grosseisenbach, Grossnöbach, Jarzt, Kammerberg, Lauterbach, Unterbruck, Viehbach and Weng.
The areas around Fahrenzhausen consists of small rivers, creeks, marshland, forests and farmlands. The area is home to a variety of rare animal and plant species.[3]
There is archeological evidence that the area was inhabited as far back as the Bronze Age. A Roman outpost was excavated as a station maintaining a section of the Roman Road from Augsburg to Regensburg just south of the modern community.[4]
The village was first mentioned by name in 1020 AD under the name "Varnolveshusa", (perhaps a certain "Farnolf" or "Varnolf" was the founder of the settlement). It was mentioned again in 1280 during the Wittelsbach Dynasty with the name 'Vornolzhusn'.[5] A local Catholic church was first mentioned in 1315.[6]
Fahrenzhausen and the surrounding villages were most likely affected during the Thirty Years War, particularly during the Swedish march to Munich in 1632, or even the French attack in the Freising and Dachau area in 1648.[7]
Fahrenzhausen became an independent political municipality during the Administrative Reforms in Bavaria in 1818.[8]
Near the end of the Second World War, units of the U.S. Army passed through Fahrenzhausen and the surrounding areas in late April 1945, shortly before the liberation of Dachau and Munich.[9]
During the Bavarian municipal reforms of 1972, several communities were added to Fahrenzhausen.[10]
The celebrations for the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Fahrenzhausen in 2020 were largely canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Between 1988 and 2018 the community grew from 3,166 to 5,041 inhabitants or by 59.2%.[11]
Fahrenzhausen has several manufacturing companies including various small businesses and shops, mostly along its main road, (B-13). Most notable and oldest is the Andreas Karl Company, since 1935, (designing and building industrial and scientific workstations).[12] There are several significant buildings under historical/cultural protection, many of them old churches. Also included is the Wirtshaus in Fahrenzhausen, as well as the Gasthaus and the manor house (Schloss) in Kammerberg.[13]
The Mayor (Bürgermeister) of Fahrenzhausen was Heinrich Stadlbauer of the Free Citizens Party (Freien Bürgerliste) since 2014.[14]
Note: on June 1, 2022 Mayor Stadlbauer died of cancer. Andreas Karl is temporary Mayor of Fahrenzhausen. Elections for a new Mayor took place on September 25, 2022.[15][16] After a second-round of local elections, Susanne Hartmann of the Frei Wähler Partei was elected Mayor on October 9th.[17]
Fahrenzhausen has two sports clubs: FC Ampertal Unterbruck, and Spielvereinigung Kammerberg.[18][19]
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