Freising

Freising () is a university town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Freising (district), with a population of about 50,000.

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Freising is a town in Bavaria, Germany, with about 50,000 residents that serves as the capital of its district and is known for being a university town. The town is significant as an educational and administrative center in the Bavarian region.

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Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_coa: DEU Freising (Oberbayern) COA.svg
German location.image_photo: Domberg FS.jpg
German location.image_caption: Domberg (cathedral hill) Freising
German location.image_plan: Freising in FS.svg
German location.state: Bayern
German location.region: Oberbayern
German location.district: Freising
German location.elevation: 448
German location.area: 88.59
German location.postal_code: 85354, 85356
German location.area_code: 08161
German location.licence: FS
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 09 1 78 124
German location.divisions: 29
German location.mayor: Tobias Eschenbacher
German location.leader_term: 2020–26
German location.Bürgermeistertitel: Oberbürgermeister

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Contents

Location
Cultural significance
History
Education and research
Schools
Universities
Research and education centers
Libraries
City archive
Transport
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
Points of interest
Sports
See also
References
External links

Freising () is a university town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Freising (district), with a population of about 50,000.

== Location == Freising is the oldest town between Regensburg and Bolzano, and is located on the Isar river in Upper Bavaria, north of Munich and near the Munich International Airport. The city is built on and around two prominent hills: the Cathedral Hill (Domberg) with the former Bishop's Residence and Freising Cathedral, and Weihenstephan Hill (Weihenstephaner Berg) with the former Weihenstephan Abbey, containing the oldest working brewery in the world. It was also the location of the first recorded tornado in Europe. The city is 448 metres above sea level.

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