Admin. region Niederbayern Elevation 399-506 m (−1,261 ft) Area 28.88 km² Local time Sunday 11:50 AM Dialling code 08572 | Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 2,201 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 84367 | |
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Weather 15°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 60% Humidity | ||
Zeilarn is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria, Germany.
Contents
- Map of 84367 Zeilarn Germany
- Geographical position
- Municipal structure
- History
- Incorporations
- Assignments
- Population development
- Politics
- Economy agriculture and forestry
- Bildung
- Sights
- References
Map of 84367 Zeilarn, Germany
Geographical position
Zeilarn is located in the region Landshut in a characteristic Lower Bavarian landscape of hills directly along the B20 about 14 km southeast of Eggenfelden, 18 km northeast of Altötting, 20 km north of Burghausen, 17 km northwest of Simbach and 20 km southwest of the county town Pfarrkirchen. The nearest train station is situated in Marktl.
Municipal structure
The civil parish Zeilarn has 87 officially named districts:
History
The first time Zeilarn was mentioned in a document was in 788 as Cidlar in the index of the archdiocese Salzburg. Later the village belonged to the county Leonberg, after its extinction in 1319 the counts of Hals inherited the properties. Until the administrative reform in Bavaria in 1818 Zeilarn belonged to the revenue office Landshut and the district court Eggenfelden. Afterwards the boroughs Obertürken, Gumpersdorf and Schildthurn emerged.
Incorporations
Today's Zeilarn is the result of the consolidation under the local government reorganization in Bavaria in 1971.
Assignments
In 1980 an area with a little less than 100 inhabitants was assigned to Tann.
Population development
Politics
Ludwig Matzeder jun. is the mayor.
Tax receipts in 1999 amounted to €1.034.000, thereof the business tax revenues (net) amounted to €390.000.
Economy, agriculture and forestry
Going by official statistics there were 243 employees subject to social insurance contributions in manufacturing industries and none in retail businesses. In other economic sectors there were 46 employees subject to social insurance contributions. There was a total of 672 employees subject to social insurance contributions. There were no companys in the manufactoring sector and four in the main construction trades. In addition there were 115 agricultural holdings with a total area of 1,601 ha, thereof 914 ha fields and 682 ha permanent grassland.
Bildung
There are the following facilities: