Landshut is a city in Bavaria, Germany, the capital of the Niederbayern region. Its 800th anniversary was celebrated in 2004. It is located at the Isar river. Population 60.156 (2003), geographical location . Landshut is accessed by the A92 autobahn.

History

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The city of Landshut and Trausnitz castle were founded in 1204 by Duke Louis I. Already in 1231 Landshut became a Wittelsbach residence and in 1255 when the duchy of Bavaria was split in two Landshut became also the capital of Lower Bavaria. Duke Henry XVI was the first of the three famous rich dukes, who reigned Bayern-Landshut in the 15th century. The wedding of duke George with the Polish princess royal Jadwiga Jagiellon in 1475 was celebrated in Landshut with one of the most splendid festivals of the Middle Age (called "Landshuter hochzeit"). After his death and a short war of succession Lower-Bavaria Landshut was reunited with Bavaria-Munich. Louis X, Duke of Bavaria built the Landshut residence 1537-1543 and William V, Duke of Bavaria ordered to upgrade Trausnitz castle from a gothic fortification into a renaissance complex.

Businesses in Landshut

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• BMW
• Deutsche Telekom
• ebmpapst
• Renesas (formerly Hitachi)
• Schott Glasa
• T.D.T. Transfer Data Test GmbH
• Josef Urzinger GmbH - Textile Mietdienste
• vishay

Twinnings

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• Elgin, Scotland, since 1956
• Compiègne, France, since 1962
• Ried im Innkreis, Austria, since 1974
• Schio, Italy, since 1981
• Sibiu, Romania, since 2002

Sites of interest

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Theatres

• Stadttheater (city theatre)
• kleines theater - KAMMERSPIELE LANDSHUT ^* (in German)
• Theater Nikola

Cinemas

• Kinoptikum - Programmkino ^*
• Kinopolis Landshut - Multiplexkino ^*
• Burgtheater/Kühlhauskino

Museums

• Skulpturenmuseum im Hofberg (Sculptural Museum in Hofberg)

There are also two nuclear power plants located 14km away from Landshut, Isar I and Isar II

Persons

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Famous Citizens

Rudy Ratzinger, the sole musician of .

Honorary citizens

• Hans Futterer
• Hans Leinberger
• Roman Herzog
• Erich Kühnhackl
• Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach
• Spitzlberger

External links

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• http://www.landshut.de - Official website
• In German:
  • http://www.fh-landshut.de/
  • kleines Theater Landshut
  • Theater Nikola
  • Stadttheater Landshut (City Theatre)
  • EVL bzw. Cannibals traditionsreicher Eishokey Verein
• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest or Google
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver

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