Freising (district)

Freising
Flag of Freising
Coat of arms of Freising
Map
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionUpper Bavaria
CapitalFreising
Government
 • District admin.Helmut Petz (FW)
Area
 • Total800 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total186,276
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationFS
Websitelra-freising.bayern.de
Freising
Moosburg
Munich Airport
Hop garden in the Hallertau

Freising is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. Following a recent ranking of the German magazine Focus-Money comparing all German districts it is number one concerning economic growth abilities. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Kelheim, Landshut, Erding, Munich, Dachau and Pfaffenhofen. The district is located north of the Munich metropolitan area. The Isar and Amper rivers run in parallel from southwest to northeast. North of the rivers there is the Hallertau, a hilly region mainly used for growing hop.