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Deggendorf

Deggendorf
Deggendorf

Stadtpfarrkirche Deggendorf.jpg
Coat of arms of Deggendorf

Deggendorf is located in Germany

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Deggendorf

Location of the town of Deggendorf within Deggendorf district

Deggendorf in DEG.svg
Coordinates 48°50′N 12°58′E / 48.83333°N 12.96667°ECoordinates: 48°50′N 12°58′E / 48.83333°N 12.96667°E
Administration
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Lower Bavaria
District Deggendorf
Lord Mayor Anna Eder (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 77.21 km2 (29.81 sq mi)
Elevation 314 m  (1030 ft)
Population 31,661 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 410 /km2 (1,062 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate DEG
Postal code 94469
Area code 0991
Website www.deggendorf.de

Deggendorf is a town in Bavaria, capital of the district Deggendorf. The earliest traces of settlement in the area are found near the Danube, about 8,000 years ago. Both Bronze Age and Celtic era archeological finds indicate continuous habitation through the years. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor established in 1002 his supremacy over the area.

Displaced Persons Camp

Deggendorf was the site of a displaced persons camp for Jewish refugees after World War II. It housed approximately 2,000 refugees, who created a cultural center that included two newspapers, the Deggendorf Center Review and Cum Ojfboj, theater group, synagogue, mikvah, kosher kitchen, and more. The camp even issued its own currency known as the Deggendorf Dollar. Many of the camp's residents were survivors of the concentration camp at Theresienstadt. The camp closed on June 15, 1949.

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Categories:

  • Geography articles needing translation from German Wikipedia
  • Towns in Bavaria
  • Displaced Persons camps
  • Deggendorf district
  • Populated places on the Danube
  • Lower Bavaria geography stubs

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