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  Freising - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Freising is a city in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the district Freising.
Freising is one of the oldest settlements in Bavaria gaining importance by becoming a major religious center of Bavaria in the early middle ages.
The saddled bear is still the symbol of the city, displayed in the coat of arms, though the seat of the diocese was moved to Munich in 1821.
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 freising   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Freising (List of European cities with alternative names) is a city in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the district Freising.
Saint Korbinian was the founder of the diocese Freising, according to legend using a bear for carrying the his luggage over the Alps.
Freising is one of the oldest settlements in Bavaria gaining importance by becoming the a major religious center of Bavaria in the early middle ages until.
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 FREISING - LoveToKnow Article on FREISING
Freising has manufactures of agricultural machinery and of porcelain, while printing and brewing are carried on.
Freising is a very ancient town and is said to have been founded by the Romans.
In 1802 the see was secularized, the bulk of its territories being assigned to Bavaria and the rest to Salzburg, of which Freising had been a suifragan bishopric.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FR/FREISING.htm   (295 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Munich-Freising
Gottschalk, Knight of Hagenau (994-1006), obtained for Freising a coinage, the privilege of holding fairs, and civic rights; and Egilbert of Moosburg (1006-39), the founder of the Benedictine Abbey of Weihenstephan, which replaced the old convent of the canons, was the recipient of additional lands in Upper Carniola.
From the territory of the dissolved Sees of Freising and Chiemsee, and the former Provostship of Berchtesgaden was created the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising, with the seat of the archbishop and the cathedral chapter in Munich.
In Freising, on the site of the old episcopal residence, which Louis had restored to the bishop in 1826, an ecclesiastical seminary was established, to which were added later a lesser seminary, a gymnasium, and a lyceum.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/10631a.htm   (2891 words)

  
 Freising Cityguide
Freising is one of the oldest cities of upper bavaria, to be exact between Regensburg and Bozen.
The bishopric Freising was raised to the archbishopric of Munich and Freising, the bishops seat moved to Munich in 1821 and since 1972 Freising is seat of a regional bishop.
In the heart of Freising there is the Marienplatz, with the pillar of Mary, donated by the princebishop Albrecht Sigismund of Wittelsbach in 1674, with the patron saints of Freising Korbinian, Sigismund, Franz Xaver and Franz of Assisi at the feet of the queen of heaven.
www.weihenstephan.de /itw/persons/becker/wegweisung/fuehrung_e.html   (1449 words)

  
 Freising manuscripts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Freising manuscripts (also Freising monuments; Slovenian Brižinski spomeniki; German Freisinger Denkmäler, Latin Monumenta frisingensia) are the first Roman-script record of any Slavic language.
They were discovered in 1807 in the Munich National Library during the examination of the manuscripts from Freising near Munich, which was once the centre of a diocese.
During the time of the writing of the two manuscripts (sermons on sin and repentance, a confessional form), bishop Abraham was active (from 957 to 994) in Freising, who also acquired a large estate of land in the Creina province around Škofja Loka (now central Slovenia).
www.theezine.net /f/freising-manuscripts.html   (240 words)

  
 The Freising Factory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Freising is about 30km NNE of Munich, in an area devoid of the proper clay, so it was necessary, just as it was in Regensburg, to import clay from the Westerwald.
There is reason to suspect Reinhold Hanke's involvement in the establishment of both the Regensburg and Freising factories, and that is the difficulty in identifying which of the factories manufactured certain "altdeutch" (Old German) style pieces.
The Freising factory was productive from 1876 to at least 1907, but little in the way of factory history has survived the intervening years.
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 Freising manuscripts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The precise date of the origin of the Freising Manuscripts cannot be exactly determined; the original text was probably written in the 9th century.
Jernej Kopitar and Rajko Nahtigal) linked Abraham closely to the origin of the Freising Manuscripts and, without any firm evidence, attributed to him authorship of one of the texts and suspected that he was of Slovene origin.
Before the second world war a facsimile of Freising manuscripts was published by Silvester škerl at Akademska Založba in Ljubljana.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Freising_manuscripts   (350 words)

  
 OTTO OF FREISING - LoveToKnow Article on OTTO OF FREISING
This diocese, and indeed the whole of Bavaria, was then disturbed by the feud between the Welfs and the Hohenstaufen, and the church was in a deplorable condition; but a great improvement was brought about by the new bishop in both ecclesiastical and secular matters.
He enjoyed the favor of Conrad's successor, Frederick I.; was probably instrumental in settling the' dispute over the duchy of Bavaria in 1156; was present at the famous diet at Besancon in 1157, and, still retaining the dress of a Cistercian monk, died at Morimond on the 22nd of September 1158.
In 1857 a statue of the bishop was erected at Freising.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /O/OT/OTTO_OF_FREISING.htm   (715 words)

  
 Freising
Freising is closer to the airport than is the center of Munich; we should have booked a hotel at Freising beforehand, picked up the car at the airport, and wasted less time and money.
The good folk of Freising are still interested in the world, or at least the television thereof.
On the animal column: One medium for romanesque sculpture was a column covered with animals, with or without humans, and either intertwined or in battle.
www.hoary.org /snaps/ger/frei.html   (516 words)

  
 Toytown Munich > The town of Freising
Freising is in zone 12, so you'll be paying over €100 for your travel card every month (if you get a bar job or something you can get a green card, that'll set you back about €50, I think).
Freising is the last stop on the MVV Map, but it's also the 1st stop of the RE/RB trains going towards Landshut/Passau.
The HB Freising brewery does have a nice beer garden, and their restaurant is a great place to hold group dinners etc. Highly recommend it to you peeps wanting an alternative place for a meet-up.
www.toytownmunich.com /lofi/index.php/t14418.html   (2410 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Freising, Germany (German Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Freising was founded in 724 by St. Corbinian, and its bishops held temporal power until the see was secularized in 1802–3.
The diocese was restored in 1817, the archbishop of Munich being also bishop of Freising.
The city has a Romanesque cathedral (c.1160), with 18th-century baroque additions, and is the site of one of the world's oldest breweries, licensed in 1146.
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 Freising (district) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the Holy Roman Empire Freising was a clerical state ruled by the bishops.
In 1803, when the clerical states of Germany were dissolved, the region was annexed by Bavaria.
It is important to note the crown in the moor's head, which probably indicated that the territory of the Bishop of Freising was autonomous.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Freising_(district)   (201 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Otto of Freising
Within three years he was elected abbot of the monastery, but shortly afterwards, probably in the same year (1137 or 1138), was called to Freising as bishop, though he did not lay aside the habit of his order.
As bishop he displayed a highly beneficent activity by founding and reforming monasteries, and zealously furthering scientific studies by introducing Aristotelian philosophy and scholastic disputations on the model of the University of Paris.
In every way he raised the prestige of the Church in Freising as against the nobility, and after bitter struggles freed it from the burdensome bailiwick of the Wittelsbach counts palatine.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11358b.htm   (1142 words)

  
 Freising County (Oberbayern District, Bavaria, Germany)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The State of Freising (it was a free state ruled by the bishops) became part of Bavaria in 1803.
It is worth noting that the animal on the arms of the city of Freising is not a boar as stated on the International Civic Arms website, but rather a bear.
Its connection to St. Corbinian, as I learned it while a child living in Freising in the 1960s, is that while the saint was on his way to set up his mission to the Bavarians, a wild bear killed the donkey carrying Corbinian's belongings.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/de-by-fs.html   (856 words)

  
 The Freising Manuscripts
The earliest known Slovene text written in the Latin script dates back to the end of the first millennium and is considered to be a landmark denoting the beginning of Slovene literary and cultural history.
Known as the Freising Manuscripts (the record was found in the Monuments of Freising), they are preserved today in the Bavarian State Archives in Munich.
The Freising Manuscripts continue to attract the attention of international and national specialists and remain an elite research area.
www.uvi.si /eng/slovenia/background-information/freising-manuscripts   (249 words)

  
 Uniqueness in the heart of Europe - Freising Manuscripts 1.
They are part of a church codex – most probably used by the bishop of Freising himself - consisting of 169 pages and containing 70 items in Latin.
Joseph Docen found the manuscripts in 1806 in one of the volumes acquired by the Munich National Library from the nearby Freising Diocese.
The name Freising was translated into Slovenian as Brizzinj in 1854 and so the name Brizzinski spomeniki.
www.thezaurus.com /sloveniana/freising_manuscripts.htm   (727 words)

  
 Landratsamt Freising - Aus der Geschichte unserer Heimat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Der heutige Landkreis Freising ist in der Hauptsache aus dem Gebiet des Fürstbistums Freising und aus den Landgerichten Kranzberg und Moosburg, die seit dem Mittelalter in den Händen der Wittelsbacher lagen, gewachsen.
Die frommen Pilger gehen hinaus in die Wies bei Freising zum Gegeißelten Heiland oder verehren die Muttergottes in Maria Rast bei Langenbach und in der Bründlkapelle bei Nandlstadt.
Von großer Bedeutung für das Volksleben sind aber auch die vielen Volksfeste in Freising, Moosburg und an anderen Orten, wie das jährliche Hopfenfest in Au und Nandlstadt.
www.lra-freising.bayern.de /brosch3.html   (3294 words)

  
 Travel - Freising Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Freising Germany is one of Bavaria's oldest towns.
The hill between the River Isar and the center is known as the Domberg, and is a self-contained episcopal quarter centered on the twin-towered Romanesque Dom.
Be sure to find a comfortable hotel in Freising Germany so you can enjoy everything this great city has to offer.
www.find-out.biz /travel/europe/germany/freising   (95 words)

  
 Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen Kreiswappen) - FREISING   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Freising was the capital of the free State of Freising, ruled by the Bishops of the city.
Above the gate the arms of the Bishops appear, a crowned Moor's head (see Freising District).
The towers were removed from the seals and arms in the 16th century, since 1696 the small shield was also removed.
www.ngw.nl /int/dld/f/freising.htm   (222 words)

  
 Business Software Review : Article 'Otto of Freising'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Initially, bishop Otto von Freising (Freising) and Henry quarreled about the city before the emperor at a Reichstag held in Augsburg.
In 1180, with the trial of Henry the Lion, Otto of Wittelsbach became Duke of Bavaria.
In 1806, it became the capital of the Bavarian monarchical state, with the state's parliament (the Landtag) and the new archdiocese of Munich and Freising being located in the city.
www.business-software-review.org /DisplayArticle286968.html   (534 words)

  
 Car Rental Freising with Auto Europe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Known to travelers as the town that hosts Munich's airport, Freising is also a destination in itself, boasting one of Bavaria's oldest settlements.
Auto Europe offers several pick-up locations and a large rental car fleet, so finding a car rental in Freising is both easy and economical.
Freising, just a few miles from Munich, has several interesting attractions to boast, including the largest Diocesan museum in Germany, with over nine centuries-worth of religious art, as well as the world's oldest brewery, the Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, begun in 1040 by the monks of the Benedictine Monastery.
www.autoeurope.com /car-rental/Freising-rental-guide.cfm   (360 words)

  
 Willkommen im Gästehaus Kopp in Freising
Once you have reached Freising station you can use the map of the town or take a taxi to reach us.
Once you have reached Freising station you can either use the map of the town or take a taxi to reach us.
If you are travelling by car you can enter the place you are starting from here and the route to Freising will be shown.
www.gaestehaus-kopp.de /englisch/drive-in.htm   (232 words)

  
 Cheap Freising Hotels (Hotel Discounts - Hotel Finda)
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 Freising Hotels - Hotel Accommodation in Freising | Bayern Germany
Freising Hotels - Hotel Accommodation in Freising
The Movenpick Hotel Munich Airport is located at the new airport, 28 km from the city center of Munich.
With a great range of budget to luxury hotels in Freising, with many reviews and thousands of visitors per day, you can be sure to enjoy your Bayern visit.
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 Freising Hoteles - Hotele Comodidad en Freising | Bayern Alemania
(Hotel is 4.7 miles from Freising - in the town of Hallbergmoos) (4 Estrella)
Achat hotel Airport-Munich is a three-star hotel located in the quiet area of Neufahrn, only 6km/4 miles from Munich Airport and 25km/16 miles from Munich City centre, with direct connection by metro o (Hotel is 7.2 miles from Freising - in the town of Neufahrn) (3 Estrella)
(Hotel is 11.6 miles from Freising - in the town of Garching bei Munchen) (2 Estrella)
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 Freising Hotels & Motels - Save
The Munich Airport Marriott is located in central Freising just a short drive from the airport and convenient to the charms and attractions of this Bavarian city including Weihenstephan, the world's o...
The Dorint Novotel Muc Airport is located close to Munich International airport near the motorway A92 and only a few minutes walk from the ped...
The Corbin hotel is the first certified feng shui hotel of the world which opens in October, 2003 in the heart of Freising.
www.travelforecaster.com /hotels/Freising/_/Germany   (278 words)

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