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Landsberg (district)
Encyclopedia
Landsberg is a district in Bavaria
, Germany
. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Aichach-Friedberg
, Fürstenfeldbruck
, Starnberg
, Weilheim-Schongau
, Ostallgäu
and Augsburg
.
dynasty of Bavaria; the lands on the western bank were acquired about 1315.
The district of Landsberg was established in 1938 as the successor of another entity (Bezirksamt) of the same name. In the administrative reform of 1972 the district received its present shape.
In the final stages of World War II, the German Armaments Ministry and the SS established the Kaufering concentration camp
including 11 subcamps in the general area of Landsberg and Kaufering
. It was set up as a subcamp of Dachau. At the end of April in 1945, the SS evacuated or destroyed what they could before the Allies arrived.
, one of the largest lakes of Germany (47 km), is located in the east of the district.
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...
, 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...
. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Aichach-Friedberg
Aichach-Friedberg
Aichach-Friedberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Augsburg, Donau-Ries, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Pfaffenhofen, Dachau, Fürstenfeldbruck and Landsberg, as well as by the city of Augsburg....
, Fürstenfeldbruck
Fürstenfeldbruck (district)
Fürstenfeldbruck is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the city of Munich and the districts of Munich, Starnberg, Landsberg, Aichach-Friedberg and Dachau.-History:...
, Starnberg
Starnberg (district)
Starnberg is a Kreis in the southern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Fürstenfeldbruck, Munich, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Weilheim-Schongau and Landsberg....
, Weilheim-Schongau
Weilheim-Schongau
Weilheim-Schongau is a Kreis in the south of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Landsberg, Starnberg, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Ostallgäu.-Geography:...
, Ostallgäu
Ostallgäu
Ostallgäu is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Oberallgäu, Unterallgäu, Augsburg, Landsberg, Weilheim-Schongau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and by the Austrian state of Tyrol...
and Augsburg
Augsburg (district)
Augsburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the city of Augsburg and the districts of Aichach-Friedberg, Landsberg, Ostallgäu, Unterallgäu, Günzburg, Dillingen and Donau-Ries...
.
History
In 1180 the lands east of the Lech river fell to the WittelsbachWittelsbach
The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria.Members of the family served as Dukes, Electors and Kings of Bavaria , Counts Palatine of the Rhine , Margraves of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland , Elector-Archbishops of Cologne , Dukes of...
dynasty of Bavaria; the lands on the western bank were acquired about 1315.
The district of Landsberg was established in 1938 as the successor of another entity (Bezirksamt) of the same name. In the administrative reform of 1972 the district received its present shape.
In the final stages of World War II, the German Armaments Ministry and the SS established the Kaufering concentration camp
Kaufering concentration camp
Kaufering concentration camps were a network of subsidiary camps of the Dachau concentration camp.With the intensification of the Allied air war against German industrial and military enterprises after 1943, the German Armaments Ministry and the Schutzstaffel agreed to accelerate construction of...
including 11 subcamps in the general area of Landsberg and Kaufering
Kaufering
Kaufering is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.During World War II, a subcamp of Dachau concentration camp was located here.-External links:*...
. It was set up as a subcamp of Dachau. At the end of April in 1945, the SS evacuated or destroyed what they could before the Allies arrived.
Geography
The district is situated on both sides of the Lech river. The AmmerseeAmmersee
Ammersee is a lake in Upper Bavaria, Germany located southwest of Munich between the towns of Herrsching and Dießen am Ammersee. With a surface area of approximately , it is the sixth largest lake in Germany. The lake is located at an elevation of , and has a maximum depth of . Like other Bavarian...
, one of the largest lakes of Germany (47 km), is located in the east of the district.
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Towns and municipalities
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Apfeldorf Apfeldorf is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.-Geography:Apfeldorf lies in the middle of the towns Landsberg/Lech, Schongau and Weilheim, about 40 km north of the northern edge of the Alps, at an altitude of about 660 m ASL. The local river is the Lech... Denklingen Denklingen is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.... Dießen am Ammersee Dießen am Ammersee is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.-References:... Eching am Ammersee Eching am Ammersee is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.... Egling an der Paar Egling an der Paar is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.... Eresing Eresing is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.... Finning, Bavaria Finning is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.... Fuchstal Fuchstal is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.... Geltendorf Geltendorf is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria, Germany.-World heritage site:It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.... Greifenberg Greifenberg is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.-External links:*Webpage of the local Shooting Club "Schmied von Kochel"... Hofstetten, Bavaria Hofstetten is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany. It has 1759 inhabitants.... Hurlach Hurlach is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.-Liberation of Hurlach "satellite" camp of Dachau:On April 29, 1945, advance scouts of the US Army's Nisei 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, a segregated Japanese-American Allied military unit in World War II, encountered a... Igling Igling is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.-Subdivisions:The municipality Igling consists of the subdivisions Holzhausen, Unterigling and Oberigling.-Population development:... Kaufering Kaufering is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.During World War II, a subcamp of Dachau concentration camp was located here.-External links:*... Kinsau Kinsau is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.... |
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External links
- European Holocaust Memorial - a monument ensemble against racism and totalitarianism at the place of the crime - under the executive management of European Holocaust Memorial Foundation
- Official website
- Kaufering.com an online memorial to the victims of the Kaufering death camps and their liberators.