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{{Infobox German Location
|Art = Stadt
|Wappen = Wappen Freising.png
|lat_deg = 48 |lat_min = 24 |lat_sec = 10
|lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 44 |lon_sec = 56
|Lageplan = Freising - Lage im Landkreis.png
|Bundesland = Bayern
|Regierungsbezirk = Oberbayern
|Landkreis = Freising
|Höhe = 448
|Fläche = 88.45
|Einwohner = 44291 <!-- Hier nur Zahlen vom Landesamt: https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online -->
|Stand = 2007-03-31
|PLZ = 85354, 85356
|Vorwahl = 08161
|Kfz = FS
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 1 78 124
|Gliederung = 29 [[Stadtteil]]e
|Adresse = Obere Hauptstraße 2<br />85354 Freising
|Website = [http://www.freising.de/ www.freising.de]
|Bürgermeister = Dieter Thalhammer
|Bürgermeistertitel = Oberbürgermeister
|Partei = SPD
}}
'''Freising''' is a town in [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]], capital of the [[Freising (district)|district Freising]]. Total population 48,500.
The city is located north of [[Munich]] at the [[Isar]] river, near the [[Munich International Airport|Franz Josef Strauß International Airport]]. Anyone starting or landing at
Munich airport can see the city to the north with its two famous hills, the cathedral hill with the
bishop's castle and the [[Freising cathedral]] and the [[Weihenstephan]] hill with the oldest brewery in the world.
==Cultural significance==
<!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:Freising's Marienplatz.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Marienplatz and Rathaus Freising, view from Unterehauptstraße|{{deletable image-caption|1=Sunday, 29 June 2008}}]] -->Freising is one of the oldest settlements in Bavaria, gaining importance by becoming a major religious center in the early middle ages. It was and still is the center of an important [[diocese]].
Some important historical documents have been created from [[900]] to [[1200]] in its monastery:
* [[Freising manuscripts]] written in [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]], being the first [[Latin alphabet|Roman-script]] continuous text in a [[Slavic languages|Slavic language]]
* [[Chronicle or history of the two cities]] by Otto of Freising
The above and other scripts from that time can be found in the Bayrische Staatsbibliothek (Bavarian state library) in Munich today.
==History==
[[Image:Freising Sankt Peter und Paul Kriegerdenkmal.jpg|thumb|180px|left|St. Peter and Paul Church with War Memorial (in foreground)]]
Even though archaeological finds show that the area was settled in the [[Bronze Age]], no proof has been found yet to suggest a continuous settlement until the [[8th century]] ''Frigisinga''. Saint [[Corbinian]] settled at a shrine that already existed at Freising in 724. He was the forerunner of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich|diocese of Freising]], established after his death by [[Saint Boniface]]. According to his ''Vita'' by Bishop [[Arbeo of Freising|Arbeo]] he ordered a bear to carry his luggage over the [[Alps]] after it had killed his [[packhorse]]. The saddled bear is still the symbol of the city, displayed in the coat of arms, though the seat of the diocese was moved to Munich in [[1821]]. Freising has remained the seat of diocese administration until today.
[[764]]-[[783]] Bishop Arbeo founded a library and [[scriptorium]] at the abbey. The settlement started to become a religious center.
In [[996]] Freising received city rights from Emperor [[Otto III]]. However, after the "(...) destruction of the episcopal bridge, custom houses, mint, and salt works near Oberföhring by [[Henry the Lion|Duke Henry the Lion]], who transferred the custom houses and bridge site to the upper part of Oberföhring, placing them in the village of Munich on the Isar" (Lins, [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_%281913%29/Munich-Freising?oldid=346185 Catholic Encyclopedia], 1913). In 1158, Freising started to lose its economic significance. In [[1159]] the [[Romanesque sculpture|romanesque]] [[Freising cathedral|cathedral]] was constructed (with a notable animal column in the crypt).
In the [[secularization]] of [[1803]], the [[Roman Catholic Church]] lost most of its properties and authority over the city.
[[Image:Freisinger Dom aussen 01.jpg|thumb|180px|left|[[Freising cathedral]]]]
==Famous citizens==
* [[Otto of Freising]] (1112 - 1158), bishop.
* [[Pope Benedict XVI]]
* [[Ludwig Prandtl]]
==External links==
*[http://www.freising.de Official Site]
*http://www.dioezesanmuseum-freising.de
*[http://www.bsb-muenchen.de/ Bavarian state library]
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