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Vilshofen an der Donau

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Town in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Vilshofen an der Donau within Passau district

(2020–26) Florian Gams^[1] (SPD)Area

• Total86.36 km² (33.34 sq mi)Elevation

308 m (1,010 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total17,960 • Density210/km² (540/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

94474

Dialling codes08541, 08548, 08549Vehicle registrationPAWebsitewww.vilshofen.de

Vilshofen an der Donau is a town in the German district of Passau.

Demographics

Religion

The population of Vilshofen is predominantly Christian. In Vilshofen there is a Catholic Church, a Protestant Church and a new Apostolic Church. 63% identify as Catholic, 7% as Protestant and 30 % have no or other religious affiliation.^[3]

Politics

Results of the 2008 Mayoral Election were as follows:^[4]

Georg Krenn (CSU) 3973 (53.2%)

Joachim Boiger (SPD) 935 (12.5%)

Siegfried Piske (Überparteiliche Wählergemeinschaft) 1039 (13.9%)

Brigitte Pollok-Will (Freie Wählergemeinschaft) 954 (12.8%)

Johann Brandl (FDP) 564 (7.6%)

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
^ "Einwohner - STADT VILSHOFEN an der Donau".
^ Kommunalwahlen 2008, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (2008), accessed 12 November 2008 from http://www.kommunalwahl2008.bayern.de/tabs4275154.html