Landshut

There is also a Landshut in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland, see Landshut, Switzerland

Coat of arms	Map
Statistics
State:	Bavaria
Regierungsbezirk (region):	Niederbayern
District:	Independent city
Area:	65.7 km²
Population:	60,282 (12/31/2003)
Population density:	918/km²
Elevation:	385 - 505 m
Postal code:	84001 - 84036
Area/distance code:	871 (0871)
Location:	48.51667/48°31' N lat. 12.15/12°9' W long.
Municipal code:	09261000
Car designation:	LA
Arrangement of the city:	- districts
Address of the city administration:	315 Altstadt Landshut 84026
Website:	www.landshut.de

Landshut is a city in Bavaria, Germany, the capital of the Niederbayern region. Its 800th anniversary was celebrated in 2004. It is located at the Isar river. Population 60.156 (2003), geographical location . Landshut is accessed by the A92 autobahn .

Businesses in Landshut

• BMW
• Deutsche Telekom
• ebmpapst
• Renesas (formerly Hitachi)
• Schott Glasa
• T.D.T. Transfer Data Test GmbH
• vishay

Twinnings

• Elgin, Scotland, since 1956
• Compiègne, France, since 1962
• Ried im Innkreis , Austria, since 1974
• Schio, Italy, since 1981
• Sibiu, Romania, since 2002

Sites of interest

Theatres

• Stadttheater (city theatre)
• kleines theater - KAMMERSPIELE LANDSHUT [1] (in German)
• Theater Nikola

Cinemas

• Kinoptikum - Programmkino [2]
• Kinopolis Landshut - Multiplexkino [3]
• Burgtheater/Kühlhauskino

Museum

• Skulpturenmuseum im Hofberg (Sculptural Museum in Hofberg)

Persons

Honorary citizens

• Hans Futterer
• Hans Leinberger
• Roman Herzog
• Erich Kühnhackl
• Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach
• Spitzlberger

External links

• http://www.landshut.de - Official website
• http://www.landstuhl.healthcare.hqusareur.army.mil/ - Landstuhl American Military Hospital in Landshut
• In German:
  • http://www.fh-landshut.de/
  • kleines Theater Landshut
  • Theater Nikola
  • Stadttheater Landshut (City Theatre)
• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest or Google
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver

Landshut was also the name of an Lufthansa airplane hijacked by terrorists of the Red Army Faction in 1977 to Mogadishu, Somalia.