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Such images that are older than seven days may be deleted at any time. {{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 Some important historical documents have been created from [[900]] to [[1200]] in its monastery: * [[Freising manuscripts]] written in [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]], being the first [[Latin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] <br/> {{Cities and towns in Freising (district)}} [[Category:Freising district]] [[bar:Freising]] [[bg:Фрайзинг]] [[da:Freising]] [[de:Freising]] [[el:Φράιζινγκ]] [[es:Frisinga]] [[eo:Freising]] [[fr:Freising]] [[id:Freising]] [[it:Frisinga]] [[la:Frisinga]] [[nl:Freising (stad)]] [[no:Freising]] [[nn:Freising]] [[pl:Fryzynga]] [[pt:Frisinga]] [[ro:Freising]] [[ru:Фрайзинг]] [[fi:Freising]] [[sv:Freising]] [[vo:Freising]] [[zh:弗赖辛]]