Everything about Freising totally explained
Freising is a town in
Bavaria,
Germany, capital of the
district Freising. Total population 48,500.
The city is located north of
Munich at the
Isar river, near the
Franz Josef Strauß International Airport. Anyone starting or landing at
Munich airport can see the city to the north with its two famous hills, the cathedral hill with the
bishop's castle and the
Freising cathedral and the
Weihenstephan hill with the oldest brewery in the world.
Cultural significance
Freising is one of the oldest settlements in Bavaria, gaining importance by becoming a major religious center in the early middle ages. It was and still is the center of an important
diocese.
Some important historical documents have been created from
900 to
1200 in its monastery:
The above and other scripts from that time can be found in the Bayrische Staatsbibliothek (Bavarian state library) in Munich today.
History
Even though archaeological finds show that the area was settled in the
Bronze Age, no proof has been found yet to suggest a continuous settlement until the
8th century Frigisinga. Saint
Corbinian settled at a shrine that already existed at Freising in 724. He was the forerunner of the
diocese of Freising, established after his death by
Saint Boniface. According to his
Vita by Bishop
Arbeo he ordered a bear to carry his luggage over the
Alps after it had killed his
packhorse. 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. Freising has remained the seat of diocese administration until today.
764-
783 Bishop Arbeo founded a library and
scriptorium at the abbey. The settlement started to become a religious center.
In
996 Freising received city rights from Emperor
Otto III. However, after the "(...) destruction of the episcopal bridge, custom houses, mint, and salt works near Oberföhring by
Duke Henry the Lion, who transferred the custom houses and bridge site to the upper part of Oberföhring, placing them in the village of Munich on the Isar" (Lins,
Catholic Encyclopedia
, 1913). In 1158, Freising started to lose its economic significance. In
1159 the
romanesque cathedral was constructed (with a notable animal column in the crypt).
In the
secularization of
1803, the
Roman Catholic Church lost most of its properties and authority over the city.
Famous citizens
Otto of Freising (1112 - 1158), bishop.
Pope Benedict XVI
Ludwig PrandtlFurther Information
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