Geisenhausen

Geisenhausen is a municipality with market town status in the district of Landshut, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 14 km southeast of Landshut in the valley of the Kleine Vils.

Geisenhausen
Municipality
Church of Saint Martin in Geisenhausen
Coat of arms
Location of Geisenhausen within Landshut district
Geisenhausen Show map of Germany Geisenhausen Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 48°28′N 12°15′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Lower Bavaria
District	Landshut
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Josef Reff[1] (FW)
Area
• Total	62.54 km2 (24.15 sq mi)
Elevation	460 m (1,510 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,409
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	84144
Dialling codes	08743
Vehicle registration	LA
Website	www.geisenhausen.de

History

Geisenhausen was first mentioned in a document in 980 and received market rights in 1393.

Administrative division

• Albanstetten
• Diemannskirchen
• Hörlkam
• Hermannskirchen
• Holzhausen
• Geisenhausen
• Salksdorf
• Johannesbergham
• Westersbergham
• Stephansbergham
• Irlach

Sights

The parish church St. Martin from the second half of the 15th century is a brick building in gothic style similar to its larger namesake in Landshut. Historic middle-class houses line part of market square and main road. The church of St. Theobald was a destiny of pilgrimages from about 1390 to 1790.

Infrastructure

Geisenhausen is linked with the rail system of the Deutsche Bahn. The Bundesstraße 299, an important road, bypasses the market town.

Periodic events

• Rosenmontagszug (Rose Monday Parade) of the carnival club Tollemogei
• Farmers' market
• Fair of the Bürger- und Gewerbeverein (citizens and business association) at the weekend of Whitsun

Famous citizens

• Burkhard, Margrave of Austria (ca. 926–ca. 981), Earl of Geisenhausen
• Henry I (bishop of Augsburg) (died 14 July 982 Battle of Stilo), Earl of Geisenhausen
• Günter Eich (1907–1972), writer
• Martin Flörchinger (1909–2004), actor^[3]
• Thomas Schmid (1960), writer
• Johannes Schmid (1973), stage director

References

1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
3. Haberlik, Christina (2008). Das Münchner Ensemble um Dieter Dorn. Henschel. p. 59. ISBN 9783894876081.

External links

• Official website