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Landshut (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 48 32 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 48.5333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 012 09 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.1500 decimal degrees |
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Note: The city of Landshut is located on Isar River in Bavaria in southeastern Germany. It was founded in 1204 as a fortress for dukes of Bavaria, and was chartered in 1279. It was badly damaged in the Thirty Years' War between 1618 and 1648. Since it was a major rail junction, the city received over 12,000 refugees after World War II. The city has retained much of its medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture, notably the ducal castle of Trausnitz built between the 13th and the 16th century, and the Gothic St. Martin's Church with one of the world's highest brick steeples at 436 feet. Industries include electronics and machinery manufacture as well as chocolate making, brewing, and tobacco processing. The 2004 estimated population was 60,500. |
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| Landshut (preferred,C,V,German-P,U,N)
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............ | refers to its early position as protector ("Hut") of the neighboring district ("Land"), from 13th cen. |
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Landshut (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 1204, chartered in 1279, expanded after WW II |
| city (C) |
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| district capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for brewing, milling, chocolate, tobacco, textiles, furniture, and chemicals, and since WW II, for electrotechnics and machinery |
| transportation center (C) |
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| university center (H) |
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for university of Bavaria, 1802-1826 |
| battlefield (H) |
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site of Napoleon's defeat of Archduke Charles in 1809 |
| ducal residence (H) |
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of dukes of Bavaria, 1279-1503 |
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