Dachau, Administrative division in Upper Bavaria, Germany.
The district of Dachau encompasses 17 municipalities across 579 square kilometers of varied terrain northwest of Munich in Upper Bavaria.
The administrative district was established on July 1, 1862, integrating multiple rural communities and towns under a centralized regional government structure.
Each municipality within the district maintains local traditions through annual festivals, regional customs, and traditional Bavarian architecture in town centers.
The district provides administrative services to 155,449 residents through a network of municipal offices coordinated by the district administration in Dachau city.
The district sits at an elevation of 506 meters, featuring a combination of agricultural lands, forested areas, and residential zones connected by regional railways.
Location: Upper Bavaria
Inception: July 1, 1862
Capital city: Dachau
Elevation above the sea: 506 m
Shares border with: Pfaffenhofen, Freising, Munich, Fürstenfeldbruck, Aichach-Friedberg
Website: http://landkreis-dachau.de
GPS coordinates: 48.25000,11.42000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:48
Schleißheim palace complex
11 km
Dachau concentration camp memorial
4.2 km
Priest Barracks of Dachau Concentration Camp
4.2 km
Oberschleißheim Regatta Course
6 km
Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleißheim
10.2 km
Justizvollzugsanstalt Aichach
32.4 km
Schleißheim airfield
10.4 km
Altomünster Abbey
19.6 km
Dachau Palace
555 m
Jourhaus
4 km
Schloss Blumenthal
27.7 km
Maria Birnbaum
24.9 km
Kloster Indersdorf
12.2 km
Concentration Camp Cemetery Dachau-Leitenberg
3.6 km
Gilmer Schloss
5.1 km
Flugwerft Schleißheim
10.1 km
Balthasar-Neumann-Realschule
12 km
Schloss Haimhausen
11.7 km
St. Peter und Paul (Petersberg)
13.6 km
Schießplatz Hebertshausen
5 km
Versöhnungskirche
4.3 km
Carmel Holy Blood
4.3 km
Olching Bird Park
8.7 km
Schloss Lauterbach, Bavaria
9 km
Unterschleißheimer See
10.9 km
Turmruine St. Georg
27.5 km
Sankt Alto und Birgitta (Altomünster)
19.5 km
Maintenance building of Dachau concentration camp
4.1 kmReviews
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