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26-674: The Gäuboden (also referred to in German as the Dungau ) is a region in Lower Bavaria in southern Germany without any clear geographic or cultural boundaries, that covers an area about 15 kilometres wide south of the River Danube and the Bavarian Forest , beginning opposite Wörth an der Donau and stretching as far as Künzing . The largest town in the region is Straubing , which is often called

52-482: A Jewish merchant. That building, in turn, was referred to as SA barracks . Beginning in 1940, Passau offered the building at Bräugasse 13 to Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle . During World War II, the city also housed three sub-camps of the infamous Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp : Passau I (Oberilzmühle), Passau II (Waldwerke Passau-Ilzstadt) and Passau III (Jandelsbrunn). From January to May 1945, refugees from East Prussia and Silesia passed

78-793: Is notable for its gothic and baroque architecture . The city is dominated by the Veste Oberhaus and the Veste Niederhaus, both parts of the former fortress of the Bishop, on the mountain crest between the Danube and the Ilz. Tourism in Passau focuses mainly on the three rivers, the St. Stephen's Cathedral ( German : Der Passauer Stephansdom ) and the "Old City" ( Die Altstadt ). With 17,774 pipes and 233 registers,

104-574: Is now Upper and Lower Austria . From the 10th century the bishops of Passau also exercised secular authority as Prince-Bishops in the immediate area around Passau (see Prince-Bishopric of Passau  [ de ] ). Before the Holocaust , there was a small Jewish community present in Passau, with Jews being mentioned as early as the 10th century. In the Treaty of Passau (1552), Archduke Ferdinand I , representing Emperor Charles V , secured

130-516: The Bavarian Forest with Mount Großer Arber . 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 identity with the current territory. After the reunification in 1340, Bavaria was divided again in 1349, then in 1353 Bavaria-Straubing and Bavaria-Landshut were created in Lower Bavaria. In 1505 Bavaria

156-579: 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) The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 48.5 billion € in 2018, accounting for 1.4% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 36,100 € or 120% of

182-624: The Holy Roman Empire in 1805, the state was totally reorganized and, in 1808, divided into 15 administrative districts(German: Regierungsbezirke (singular Regierungsbezirk)), in Bavaria called Kreise (singular: Kreis). They were created in the fashion of the French departements, quite even in size and population, and named after their main rivers. In the following years, due to territorial changes (e. g. loss of Tyrol [to Italy and Austria ], addition of

208-651: The Ilz from the north. Passau's population is about 50,000, of whom about 12,000 are students at the University of Passau , renowned in Germany for its institutes of economics, law, theology, computer science and cultural studies. In the 2nd century BC, many of the Boii tribe were pushed north across the Alps out of northern Italy by the Romans. They established a new capital called Boiodurum by

234-747: The Palatinate ), the number of districts was reduced to 8. One of these was the Unterdonaukreis (Lower Danube District). In 1837, King Ludwig I of Bavaria renamed the Kreise after historical territorial names and tribes. This also involved border changes or territorial swaps. Thus the Unterdonaukreis changed to Lower Bavaria. The district capital was moved from Passau to Landshut which was added from Isarkreis . Lower Bavaria and Upper Palatinate were consolidated in 1932 in one administrative district. In 1954

260-523: The 1920s for speeches. In addition, Heinrich Himmler spent some time there. In November 1933, the building of Nibelungenhalle (Hall of the Nibelungs) was announced. Intended to hold 8,000 to 10,000 guests, and another 30,000 in front of it, in 1935 the hall also became quarters for a unit of the Austrian Legion . Beginning in 1934, these troops had occupied a building that belonged to Sigmund Mandl,

286-535: The City of Passau was subdivided into eight statistical districts, which in general coincided with formerly separate municipalities. Since 2013, the city is divided in 16 so-called areas of open council ( German : Bürgerversammlungsgebiete ). Many river cruises down the Danube start at Passau and there is a cycling path all the way down to Vienna . It is on the designated heritage route, the Route of Emperors and Kings. Passau

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312-666: The EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 100% of the EU average. Next to the former ducal residences Landshut and Straubing and the baroque episcopal city of Passau , the city of Kelheim with the Befreiungshalle and Weltenburg Abbey belong to the major tourist attractions. To the scenic attractions belong the River Danube including the Donaudurchbruch at Weltenburg and

338-553: The Jesuits church of St. Michael , the oldest parish church of St. Paul and the pilgrim church Mariahilf on the hill south of the rivers Inn and Danube. Before the cathedral is a large square (Domplatz) with the Lamberg-Palais, where the Peace of Passau was concluded. The medieval Old Residence south of the cathedral and the baroque New Residence further west at Residenzplatz were

364-646: The Romans (from Gaulish Boioduron ), now within the Innstadt district of Passau. Passau was an ancient Roman colony called Batavis , Latin for "for the Batavi ". The Batavi were an ancient Germanic tribe from area of the Rhine delta who frequently served in the Roman army as auxiliary troops. Batavis (Passau-Altstadt) was a Roman castrum in the province of Raetia , while another late Roman castrum, Boiotro (Passau-Innstadt),

390-515: The agreement of the Protestant princes to submit the religious question to a diet . This led to the Peace of Augsburg in 1555. During the Renaissance and early modern period , Passau was one of the most prolific centres of sword and bladed weapon manufacture in Germany (after Solingen ). Passau smiths stamped their blades with the Passau wolf, usually a rather simplified rendering of the wolf on

416-481: The centre of the Gäuboden. The Gäuboden is one of the largest loess regions in southern Germany. This Bavaria location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lower Bavaria Lower Bavaria is subdivided into two regions ( Planungsverband ) – Landshut and Donau-Wald. Recent election results mark it as the most conservative part of Germany, generally giving huge margins to

442-537: The city's coat-of-arms. Superstitious warriors believed that the Passau wolf conferred invulnerability on the blade's bearer, and thus Passau swords acquired a great premium. According to the Donau-Zeitung , aside from the wolf, some cabalistic signs and inscriptions were added. As a result, the whole practice of placing magical charms on swords to protect the wearers came to be known for a time as "Passau art". Other cities' smiths, including those of Solingen, recognized

468-469: The city, after May, as the result of ethnic cleansing of neighboring Bohemia and Moravia of their German populace, further waves of refugees arrived in the city. On 3 May 1945 a message from Major General Stanley Eric Reinhart ’s 261st Infantry Regiment stated at 3:15 am: "AMG Officer has unconditional surrender of PASSAU signed by Burgermeister, Chief of Police and Lt. Col of Med Corps there. All troops are to turn themselves in this morning." It

494-585: The country, Passau has become a major migrant entry point into Germany. Refugees and economic migrants from the Middle East, Asia and Africa who have reached Europe, often entering either overland via Greece or across the sea via the Mediterranean (see Operation Triton ), then head north and sometimes enter Germany. In 2015 the BBC reported that traffickers drive migrants and refugees through Austria and leave them on

520-691: The marketing value of the Passau wolf and adopted it for themselves. By the 17th century, Solingen was producing more wolf-stamped blades than Passau was. In 1662, a devastating fire consumed most of the city. Passau was subsequently rebuilt in the Baroque style. Passau was secularised and divided between the Electorate of Bavaria and the Electorate of Salzburg in 1803. The portion belonging to Salzburg became part of Bavaria in 1805. From 1892 until 1894, Adolf Hitler and his family lived in Passau. The city archives mention Hitler being in Passau on four occasions in

546-458: The organ at St. Stephen's was long held to be the largest church pipe organ in the world and is today second in size only to the organ at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles , which was expanded in 1994. Organ concerts are held daily between May and September. St. Stephen's is a true masterpiece of Italian Baroque , built by Italian architect Carlo Lurago and decorated in part by Carpoforo Tencalla . Among many other churches are

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572-631: The palaces of the Prince-Bishops within the city. Right beside the 14th century Gothic city hall with its neo-Gothic tower and the big 19th-century former Hauptzollamtsgebäude (Main Customs Office) at the Danube is the Scharfrichterhaus , an important jazz and cabaret stage on which political cabaret is performed. Due to its location on the German–Austrian border, and in the south-east of

598-503: The two districts were restored again. In 1972 Lower Bavaria was reshaped when the rural districts covered were reshaped too. Passau Passau ( German: [ˈpasaʊ] ; Central Bavarian : Båssa ) is a city in Lower Bavaria , Germany . It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt ("City of Three Rivers"), as the river Danube is joined by the Inn from the south and

624-537: Was in the province of Noricum . During the second half of the 5th century, St. Severinus established a monastery here. The site was subject to repeated raids by the Alemanni . In 739, the recently consecrated English archbishop Boniface founded the diocese of Passau , which for many years was the largest diocese of the German Kingdom / Holy Roman Empire , covering territory in southern Bavaria and most of what

650-624: Was permanently reunited. For administrative purposes, Bavaria was split into Rentämter (plural of Rentamt  [ bar ; de ; es ] ). Lower Bavaria consisted of the Rentamt Landshut and Rentamt Straubing. Control of Lower Bavaria was one of the issues involved in the War of the Bavarian Succession in 1778-9. After the founding of the Kingdom of Bavaria following the dissolution of

676-466: Was the site of a post World War II American sector displaced persons camp . On 2 June 2013, the old town suffered from severe flooding as a result of several days of rain and its location at the confluence of three rivers. Peak elevations of floods as early as 1501 are displayed on a wall at the Old City Hall. Flood water reaches the base of that wall on average once every 5 years. Until 2013,

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