Dachau (district)
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| State: | Bavaria |
| Adm. Region: | Oberbayern |
| Capital: | Dachau |
| Area: | 579 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 131,700 (2001) |
| pop. density: | 227 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | DAH |
| Website: | landratsamt-dachau.de | Map |
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Dachau is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Fürstenfeldbruck, Aichach-Friedberg, Pfaffenhofen, Freising and Munich, and by the city of Munich.
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2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links |
The district was established in 1952. There were slight changes to the territory in the administrative reform of 1972.History
 | The arms include a red zigzag line on white background, which was the heraldic figure of the Wittelsbach family during the 12th and 13th century. Although it was not used anymore from the 14th century on, it is now part of the arms of Dachau in order to symbolise, that Dachau is an old part of the Bavarian state. In the upper part of the arms the blue and white checkered pattern of Bavaria is displayed. |
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Official website (German)
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