Freising
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Added on 23 Dec 2012,
last edited by »biroto-Redaktion« on 21 Mar 2021
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Type of sights
Old town
Name and address
Freising
DE-85354 Freising
GEO-data
Geodetic coordinates
48.400514 11.743813
Elevation
454 m
Communication
Freising is a city in Bavaria , 40km (25 mi) North of Munich. Freising is known as the historical center of the Catholic Church in Bavaria and as the location of the world's oldest continuously operating brewery. The campus of Munich University located in Freising offers the world's only regular university course for brewery, including post graduate research into chemistry and biology of beer brewing. Due to the faculties large international undergraduate and post graduate student body, most master brewers in the world's major breweries have a professional or educational relationship to Freising.
Understand
Though archaeological finds show that the area was settled since the Bronze Age, there is no evidence that there was continuous settlement until the 8th century, when Saint Corbinian settled at a shrine on Weihenstephan hill in 724. Corbinian was a forerunner during the christianization of Southern Germany and first bishop of Freising. Freising quickly became an important town and religious center in Bavaria, and therefore emperor Otto III granted the settlement city rights in 996. The town's significance declined sharply, though, after Duke Henry the Lion destroyed Freisings Isar bridges and salt works in 1158 to boost his own Isar crossing in Munich, which by the time was a mere toll station. However, the prince-bishopric of Freising kept its independence and stayed the religious center of Bavaria until the beginning of the 19th century, when it was politically merged with Bavaria.
During World War II Freising was only of minor importance and as it housed a military hospital for foreign officers was therefore considered safe from attacks. The only major air raid was conducted shortly before the end of the war on 18.04.1945 targeting the cities station and a vehicle factory. On 29.04.1945 Freising surrendered to the approaching American troops (after a brief artillery bombardment), though the retreating SS managed to blow up the cities main bridge in an attempt to delay the American advance.
Freisings economical resurgence and major growth began with the planning and construction of Munich Airport , which was opened in 1992 bordering the city. Today Freising is economically healthy, with one of the highest residency growth rates and lowest unemployment rates in Germany. The cities university, which is part of the Technical University Munich, is renowned in the field of life science, agriculture, and brewing technology. The cities most well known institution, is the Weihenstephan brewery, founded in 1040 and therefore is considered the worlds oldest continuously operating brewery.
See
- ⊙Baroque hall of the Cathedral library (Barocksaal der Dombibliothek), Domberg 40, ☎ +49 8161 48400. closed for renovation!. Built in 1732, the library was planned as a representative "public" library from the start - the first and only library open to the public in Bavaria at that time.
- ⊙Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan (Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan), Alte Akademie 2, ☎ +49 8161 536199. M & W 10:00, Tu 10:00 & 13:00. Weihenstephaner was founded in 1040, which makes it the oldest still existing brewery in the world. Today it is owned by the state of Bavaria and affiliated to the Technical University Munich. There are two different tours available: The small tour through the plant (1 h) contrary to the big tour (2 h) does not include a beer dégustation and a free glass. Small tour €6, Big tour €9.
- ⊙City Museum (Freisinger Stadtmuseum), Marienplatz 7, ☎ +49 8161 5444555. W-Su 13:00-17:00. The museum is all about Freising's city history. The focus lies on the city here and not on the diocese. Adults €2, Concessions €1.
- ⊙Diocese Museum (Diözesanmuseum Freising), Domberg 21, ☎ +49 8161 48790. closed for renovation!. One of the many sights connected to Catholicism, this museum shows catholic works of art. Adults €6, Concessions 4.
- ⊙Freising Cathedral (Saint Mary and Corbinian Cathedral), Domberg 27, ☎ +49 8161 1810. Summer Sa-Th 8:00-18:00 & F 14:00-18:00, Winter Sa-Th 8:00-17:00 & F 14:00-17:00. The cathedral was the center of the diocese of Freising from its first constrcution in 860 until 1821, when the bishop moved to Munich and Frauenkirche became the new cathedral. The church is on top of a steep hill overlooking Freising and Upper Bavaria, with views as far as Munich and the Bavarian Alps. Especially the crypt and the Johanni chapel are masterpeices of architecture and art. There are tours available for €4.50 (60 min).
- ⊙Research plantation (Sichtungsgarten), Am Staudengarten 7, ☎ +49 8161 714026. Apr-Oct 9:00-18:00. The plantation is part of the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Science. It is open to the public to stroll through and it and enjoy the combination of different plants. free.
Eat
- ⊙Bräustüberl Weihenstephan (Bavarian), Weihenstephaner Berg 10, ☎ +49 8161 13004. 10:00-0:00. The Bräustüberl is next to the premises of the Weihenstephaner brewery on top of a steep hill. The restaurants serves traditional Bavarian cuisine. They also have a beer garden, where you are allowed to bring your own food, and just have to buy the drinks.
- ⊙Hofbräuhauskeller Freising (Bavarian), Lankesbergstraße 5, ☎ +49 8161 938800. 10:00-0:00. Hofbräuhauskeller is part of Hofbräuhaus Freising and located right behind the Baroque Revival brewery. The restaurant serves Bavarian food and also has a beer garden, where you can bring your own food.
- ⊙Weissbräu Huber (Bavarian), General-von-Nagel-Straße 5, ☎ +49 8161 548686. M-W 11:00-0:00, Th-F 11:00-1:00, Sa 10:00-0:00, Su 10:00-23:00. Every bigger town in Bavaria needs its own wheat beer (Weißbier) brewery and this used to be Freising's, before the brewery was bought by Hofbräuhaus Freising. The restaurant in the city center serves traditional Bavarian food and has also has a beer garden.
Sleep
Inside the range of 4 km:
- ⊙ Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Untere Hauptstraße 3, Freising, PC VI - X
Fahrradabstellplatz in der Tiefgarage
- ⊙ Corbin Hotel, Wippenhauser Straße 7, Freising, PC VI - VIII
- ⊙ Gasthof Lerner, Vöttinger Straße 60, Freising, PC V - VI
"... you can store your bikes safely and dryly in our bike garage. There you will also find sockets to charge your e-bikes."
Useful
Inside the range of 4 km:
- ⊙ Tourist-Information Freising, Marienplatz 7, Freising
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Added on 23 Dec 2012,
last edited by »biroto-Redaktion« on 21 Mar 2021