Deggendorf, District capital in Lower Bavaria, Germany
The urban municipality sits on the left bank of the Danube River between Regensburg and Passau, surrounded by the Bavarian Forest foothills.
Archaeological findings show settlement patterns in Deggendorf spanning 8,000 years, with the first written records appearing in 868 and town status granted in 1212.
The Heilig-Grab-Kirche, constructed around 1400, became the center for the Deggendorfer Gnad pilgrimage that attracted 40,000 visitors annually during peak periods.
The district spans 861 square kilometers with a population of 123,129 residents, maintaining vehicle registration code DEG and operating in the Central European Time zone.
After World War II, Deggendorf established a displaced persons camp housing 2,000 Jewish refugees who created newspapers and theater groups until 1949.
Location: Deggendorf
Location: Lower Bavaria
Elevation above the sea: 323 m
Shares border with: Metten, Grafling, Bischofsmais, Schaufling, Hengersberg, Moos, Plattling, Stephansposching, Niederalteich
Website: https://deggendorf.de
GPS coordinates: 48.83528,12.96444
Latest update: May 28, 2025 11:43
Metten Abbey
4.2 km
Schloss Egg
6.1 km
Bezirksklinikum Mainkofen
5.8 km
Comenius-Gymnasium Deggendorf
686 m
Grabkirche (Deggendorf)
426 m
Dreitannenriegel
8.1 km
Deggendorf Central Station
1.2 km
Burg Natternberg
4 km
Church of the Assumption (Deggendorf)
750 m
Deggenau Danube bridge
2.9 km
Breitenauriegel
9.3 km
Hausstein
8.7 km
Ehemalige Kreisirrenanstalt Deggendorf
1.3 km
Schloss Himmelberg
5.4 km
Fischerdorf motorway bridge
1.4 km
Sender Deggendorf/Hochoberndorf
5.2 km
Local Court Deggendorf
212 m
Metten motorway bridge
5.3 km
Altes Rathaus
237 m
Elypso
4.4 km
Donausteg Deggendorf
1.7 km
Maxfelsen
4.9 km
Mariä Heimsuchung (Rettenbach)
6.1 km
Deggendorfer Himmelreich
2.6 km
Burgstall Ulrichsberg
4.2 km
Geißriegel
8.2 km
Runstwiesen und Totenmoos
6.8 km
St. Nikolaus
7.2 kmReviews
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