Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg

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Country:	Germany
Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg

Coordinates:	48° 46′ N, 12° 14′ E
Time zone:	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Administration
State:	Bavaria
Administrative region:	Lower Bavaria
District:	SR
Basic Statistics
Area:	72.61 km² (28 sq.mi.)
Population:	7,075 (1 July 2005)
- Density:	97 /km² (252 /sq.mi.)
Elevation:	411 m (1348 ft)
Further Information
Postal code:	84066
Area code:	08772

Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg is a town in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany and has around 7000 inhabitants.

Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg is located in the heart of Bavaria in the south of Germany. The medival cities Regensburg and Landshut are within a 30 km radius and even the major cities Munich (München) and Nürnberg are just around 100 km away.

Map

The town is well known for it´s monastery, which existst since the 12th century. The franziscan order of the "Mallersdorfer Schwestern" is busy around the world.

Even Pope Benedikt XVI. enjoed his vacations here.

Code of arms:

Mallersdorf (right):

The arms were granted in 1803 to the former Benedictine Abbey. The eagle of St. John, the patron saint of the abbey, was used on seals of the abbey since 1495.

In 1938 it was attempted to remove the golden nimbus around the head as well as the lettering, but the town never changed the arms.

Pfaffenberg (left):

The arms were granted in 1558 by Duke Albrecht V. of Bavaria. The field is taken from the arms of the Lords of Moosburg, as the town was a possession of these counts in the Middle ages. The mountain is canting (Berg). The plough iron is a local symbol and stands for agriculture. Even though the iron is often misinterpreted and misdrawn, the arms have never changed since.

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