Isen, Bavaria
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Isen is a municipality in the district of Erding
Erding (district)
Erding is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Landshut, Mühldorf, Ebersberg, Munich and Freising.-History:...

 in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

 in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Isen has once been home to a Benedictine abbey
Isen Abbey
Isen Abbey was a Benedictine abbey, later a collegiate foundation, at Isen in Bavaria, Germany.-History:Dedicated to Saint Zeno of Verona, the abbey was founded by members of the Fagana family, an indigenous Bavarian noble clan, and by Bishop Joseph of Freising in the 8th century, about 752...

. The abbey was dissolved however during the secularisation in 1802 so only the St. Zeno Church remains today.

In 1946 Isen had a population of 1,631.
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