Freising

For the district, see Freising (district).

Freising (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁaɪzɪŋ]) is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Freising Landkreis (district), with a population of about 50,000.

Freising
Town
Domberg (cathedral hill) Freising
Coat of arms
Location of Freising within Freising district
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Coordinates: 48°24′10″N 11°44′56″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Freising
Subdivisions	29 Stadtteile
Government
• Lord mayor (2020–26)	Tobias Eschenbacher[1]
Area
• Total	88.45 km2 (34.15 sq mi)
Elevation	448 m (1,470 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	48,928
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	85354, 85356
Dialling codes	08161
Vehicle registration	FS
Website	www.freising.de

Location

Freising is the oldest town between Regensburg and Bolzano and is in Upper Bavaria, north of Munich, near Munich International Airport, on the Isar River. There are two hills, the cathedral hill with the bishop's castle and Freising cathedral, and Weihenstephan Hill with Weihenstephan Abbey, the oldest working brewery in the world. It was also the first recorded place of a European tornado. The city is 448 meters above sea level.