Passau ( German: Passau , Latin Batavia ) is a city in Lower Bavaria , or Eastern Bavaria, known as a city on three large rivers: the Danube , the Inn and Iltsa . These three rivers converge together in one place called the “Corner of the Three Rivers” ( German: Dreiflüsse-Eck ). Shopping and transport center. Textiles, beer, tobacco, electronic and optical equipment.
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| A country |  Germany | ||
| Status | non-district city | ||
| Earth | Bavaria | ||
| Internal division | 8 urban areas | ||
| Oberburgomaster | Jürgen Dupper ( SPD ) | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Area | 69.58 km² | ||
| Center height | 294-447 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 51 781 people ( 2017 ) | ||
| Density | 744.19 people / km² | ||
| Agglomeration | 58,000 | ||
| Nationalities | Germans - 93% other nationalities - 7% (2011) [1] | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +49 851 | ||
| Postcode | 94001-94036 | ||
| Car code | PA | ||
| Official code | 09 2 62 000 | ||
| passau.de (German) | |||
The population is 51,781, of which 10,000 are students of the University of Passau. The university was founded in 1978 on the basis of the Catholic Theological Institute, which has existed in Passau since 1622. The city has its own newspaper [2] .
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Twin Cities
- 3 Attractions
- 4 Famous Passau Persons
- 5 population
- 6 Nearby cities
- 7 notes
- 8 References
History
Passau was founded by the Celts, served as a fortification in the Roman period. At the beginning of the VIII century the city was the residence of the Bavarian Duke Theobald , from 739 and for a thousand years Passau was the capital of the eponymous bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire . As the city grows, in the XII , XIV and XV centuries. there were uprisings against the authority of the bishops [3] . In 1552, the Passau Treaty was concluded between Ferdinand I , representing the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V , and Protestant princes, led by Elector Moritz of Saxony . On the basis of this agreement, the right to profess Lutheranism was recognized, an amnesty was declared for the leaders of the Schmalkalden Union . The treaty was the basis of the Augsburg religious world 1555 [4] . During the First Silesian War, the Bavarians, having captured the fortress of Passau, were forced to surrender it to the Austrians, who occupied it until 1745 [3] . In 1803, the bishopric was secularized and transferred to Bavaria .
Twin Cities
- Hackensack , New Jersey , USA , since 1952 .
- Dumfries , Scotland , UK , since 1957 .
- Cagnes-sur-Mer , France , since 1973 .
- Krems , Austria , since 1974 .
- Akita , Japan , since 1984 .
- Malaga , Spain , since 1987 .
- Ceske Budejovice , Czech Republic , since 1993 .
- Liuzhou , China , since 1999 .
- Veszprem , Hungary , since 1999 .
- Montecchio Maggiore , Italy , since 2003 .
Attractions
Passau is called not only the "city of the Nibelungs", but also the "German Venice " [5] . Buildings and fountains built after the fires of the second half of the 17th century are decorated in Baroque style . The city hosts the annual Spring Trade Fair.
- St. Stephen's Cathedral ( German: Dom St. Stephan ). The largest organ in Europe is located in the cathedral (church works are performed on it during daily worship, and also from May to October on Thursdays - for all comers).
- Old residence ( German: Alte Residenz ).
- New Residence ( German: Neue Residenz ).
- Old Town Hall ( German: Altes Rathaus ).
- Upper Castle ( German: Veste Oberhaus ).
- Lower Castle ( German: Veste Niederhaus ).
- The Niederburg Monastery ( German: Kloster Niedernburg ) is the tomb of Queen Gisela of Hungary.
- Monastery of Mariahilf ( German: Kloster Mariahilf ).
- Glass Museum Passau ( German: Passauer Glasmuseum ).
- Museum of Modern Art ( German: Museum Moderner Kunst - Stiftung Wörlen Passau ).
- Museum of the Diocese ( German: Diözesanmuseum ).
- Museum of Rome ( German: Das Römer Museum Kastell Boiotro ).
- The fortified museum Oberhaus ( German: Das Oberhaus Museum ) [6] .
- University of Passau ( German: Universität Passau ).
Passau
- In Passau, the artist lived, and died, the representative of the Danube School of the Northern Renaissance and master of landscape painting, Wolf Huber .
- The artist Ferdinand Wagner was born in the city.
- Writer and poet Hans Karossa practiced medicine in Passau.
Population
According to estimates as of December 31, 2015, the population of the inter-district city (city community) of Passau is 50 566 people. [7]
| date of | 1840-12-01 | 1871-12-01 | 1900-12-01 | 1925-06-16 | 1939-05-17 | 1950 -09-13 | 1961-06-06 | 1970-05-27 | 1987-05-25 | 2011-05-09 |
| Population | 16826 | 20607 | 28037 | 32226 | 33482 | 47789 | 47056 | 48797 | 48516 | 48649 |
| date of | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Population | 47760 | 49100 | 50698 | 50328 | 50536 | 50627 | 50594 | 48623 | 49038 | 49454 | 49952 | 50566 |
Nearby cities
- Linz ( Upper Austria ) - 80 km.
- Vilshofen an der Donau ( Lower Bavaria ) - 22 km.
- Landshut - about 130 km.
- Munich - 160 km.
- Regensburg - 110 km.
- Prague - about 250 km.
- Nuremberg - 210 km.
- Salzburg - 140 km.
Notes
- ↑ Passau . Regionaldatenbank Deutschland . Date of appeal May 4, 2018. (unavailable link)
- ↑ Passauer Neue Presse
- ↑ 1 2 Passau, city // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ↑ Tourism Encyclopedia of Cyril and Methodius. 2008.
- ↑ Museums in Passau
- ↑ Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik - Tabelle 12411-001: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Bevölkerung: Gemeinden, Stichtage (letzten 6) (German)
- ↑ Bavarian Statistical Office: population (table 12111-101r) Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik - Tabelle 12111-101r: Volkszählung und Bevölkerungsfortschreibung: Gemeinden, Bevölkerung (Volkszählungen und aktuell), German Stichtag
- ↑ Census of Germany 2011.05.09 Bevölkerung Ergebnisse des Zensus 2011, (German)
German Census 2011.05.09 / xlsx Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Erschienen am 28. Mai 2014): Bevölkerung des Zensus 2011 (© Statistisches Bundesamt, Wiesbaden 2014) (German) - ↑ Bavarian Statistical Office: population (table 12111-101r) Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik - Tabelle 12111-101r: Volkszählung und Bevölkerungsfortschreibung: Gemeinden, Bevölkerung (Volkszählungen und aktuell), Germ., Stichtag
Bavarian Statistical Office: population (table 12411-001) Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik - Tabelle 12411-001: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Bevölkerung: Gemeinden, Stichtage (letzten 6) (German) - ↑ Bavarian Statistical Office: population (table 12411-002) Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik - Tabelle 12411-002: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Bevölkerung: Gemeinden, Stichtage (letzten 6) (German)