Geisenhausen
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
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Geisenhausen (German pronunciation: [ɡaɪzn̩ˈhaʊzn̩]) 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.
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Church of Saint Martin in Geisenhausen | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Geisenhausen
within Landshut district  | |
 Location of Geisenhausen | |
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| 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 | 62.5 km2 (24.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,278 |
| • Density | 116/km2 (302/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