Vilsbiburg

Vilsbiburg
Vilsbiburg
	Town square
	Coat of arms
	Location of Vilsbiburg within Landshut district
	Vilsbiburg Vilsbiburg
	Coordinates: 48°27′N 12°21′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Lower Bavaria
District	Landshut
Government
• Mayor	Helmut Haider (Freie Wähler)
Area
• Total	68.85 km2 (26.58 sq mi)
Elevation	449 m (1,473 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	12,074
• Density	180/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	84137
Dialling codes	08741
Vehicle registration	LA, VIB
Website	www.vilsbiburg.de

Vilsbiburg (German pronunciation: [fɪlsˈbiːbʊʁk], regional: Vib [fɪb]) is a town on the river Große Vils, 18 km southeast of Landshut, in the district of Landshut, in Bavaria, Germany. Vilsbiburg has 12,203 (2019) inhabitants.

Geography

Vilsbiburg lies in the center of Lower Bavaria and is part of the Alpine foothills. The river Vils runs through the town center. Vilsbiburg is about 55 miles northeast of Munich.

History

The first mention of a village named Pipurch is found around 1000 AD.[2] In records dating back to 1308, Vilsbiburg is mentioned as a market and also as a town, having a court and municipal powers. Vilsbiburg officially acquired the status of a town in 1929.[3] On July 1, 1972 the administrative district of Vilsbiburg was merged into Landshut. The former municipalities of Frauensattling, Gaindorf, Haarbach, Seyboldsdorf and Wolferding became part of the town of Vilsbiburg in 1978.[4]

Mayors

Since 2020 Sibylle Entwistle (SPD) is the mayor.[5][6]

Former mayors:

1960–1990: Josef Billinger, SPD
1990–1996: Peter Barteit, SPD
1996-2020: Helmut Haider, Free voters

International relations

Vilsbiburg is twinned with:

Buja, Italy, since 2001

Sons and daughters of the town

Florian Gruber (born 1983), racing driver
Markus Karl (born 1986), footballer SV Sandhausen
Gisela Stuart (born 1955), British MP 1997-2017

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References

"Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
Die Stadt Vilsbiburg in den frühesten Nennungen Homepage of Vilsbiburg. Accessed October 14, 2007.
Vilsbiburger Geschichte Homepage of Vilsbiburg. Accessed October 14, 2007.
Gemeindeteile der Stadt Vilsbiburg Homepage of Vilsbiburg. Accessed October 14, 2007.
Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung: Erste Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden. Online auf statistikdaten.bayern.de, abgerufen am 12. April 2014.
Stadt Vilsbiburg: Bekanntmachung des Ergebnisses der Wahl des ersten Bürgermeisters am 16. März 2014. PDF. Online auf vilsbiburg.de, accessed 12. April 2014.

External links

Official website (German)
Unofficial website (German)

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[1] "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.

[2] Die Stadt Vilsbiburg in den frühesten Nennungen Homepage of Vilsbiburg. Accessed October 14, 2007.

[3] Vilsbiburger Geschichte Homepage of Vilsbiburg. Accessed October 14, 2007.

[4] Gemeindeteile der Stadt Vilsbiburg Homepage of Vilsbiburg. Accessed October 14, 2007.

[5] Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung: Erste Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden. Online auf statistikdaten.bayern.de, abgerufen am 12. April 2014.

[6] Stadt Vilsbiburg: Bekanntmachung des Ergebnisses der Wahl des ersten Bürgermeisters am 16. März 2014. PDF. Online auf vilsbiburg.de, accessed 12. April 2014.