Lower Bavaria
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| Niederbayern Lower Bavaria |
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 Map of Bavaria highlighting the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Bavaria |
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| State | Bavaria |
| District seat | Landshut |
| Area | 10,329.87 km² |
| Population | 1,193,444 (30 June 2008) |
| Pop. density | 116 /km² |
| Web page | regierung.niederbayern.bayern.de |
Lower Bavaria (German: Niederbayern) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of the state. It is subdivided into three regions (Planungsverband)—Landshut, Passau and Donau-Wald. Recent election results mark it as the most conservative part of Germany, generally giving huge margins to the CSU. This part of Bavaria includes the Bavarian Forest, a well-known tourist destination in Germany, and the Lower Bavarian Upland.
| Landkreise (districts) |
Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns) |
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[edit] Population
| Historical population | |
| 1900 | 678,192 |
| 1910 | 724,331 |
| 1939 | 755,980 |
| 1950 | 1,041,333 |
| 1961 | 927,724 |
| 1970 | 977,166 |
| 1987 | 1,027,374 |
| 2002 | 1,191,476 |
| 2005 | 1,196,923 |
| 2006 | 1,193,820 |
[edit] History
The duchy of Lower Bavaria was created for the first time with the First Bavarian partition in 1255 under duke Henry but there was no exact identitiy with the current territory. After the reunification in 1340 Bavaria was divided again in 1349, in 1353 Bavaria-Straubing and Bavaria-Landshut were created in Lower Bavaria. In 1505 Bavaria was irrevocable reunited. In 1837 king Ludwig I of Bavaria created the district of Lower Bavaria.
[edit] External links
- Official website of government (German)
- Official website of region (German) (French)
