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State: | Bavaria |
Adm. Region: | Niederbayern |
Capital: | Passau |
Area: | 1.530,28 km² |
Inhabitants: | 187,355 (2001) |
pop. density: | 122 inh./km² |
Car identification: | PA |
Website: | http://www.landkreis-passau.de | Map |
Passau is a district (Kreis) in the southeast of Bavaria. It encloses the city of Passau geographically from two sides. Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Rottal-Inn[?], Deggendorf, Freyung-Grafenau[?]. To the south it borders Austria.
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The bottom of the coat of arms show the blue-and-white checkered symbol of Bavaria. In the top part is a red wolf and a red panther. The wolf represents the abbey of Passau (Hochstift Passau), which is now the central part of the district. The panther is the symbol of the Wittelsbach family, and it represents the area of the former districts Vilshofen and Griesbach. |
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