Moosburg an der Isar

Sister cities

• Moosburg
• Sawbridgeworth
• Bry-sur-Marne

History

There was a Benedictine abbey in Moosburg in the 8th century: a cluster of dwellings and artisans sprang up around it. Duke Heinrich der Löwe started the construction of the Kastulus Minster (cathedral) in 1171, dedicated to Saint Castulus – whose supposed relics were brought to the city. In the 12th century, a town was established and received its first charter in 1311. The walls and moat were completed in the 15th century. The town reached its peak during the early part of the 16th century. In 1599, the Benedictines moved to Landshut, reducing Moosburg's importance. Sieges and plundering during the Thirty Year War started the decline of the town. In 1702, a fire reduced half the buildings to ashes. Moosburg suffered further depredation during the War of the Austrian Succession and the Napoleonic Wars. Another disastrous fire in 1865 resulted in the downtown area being redeveloped in the style of the late 19th century. During the 1920s and 1930s, new industries revived the town. In September 1939, a prisoner of war camp Stalag VII-A was built to accommodate 10,000. By early 1945, the number of registered prisoners had grown to more than 70,000—including many in associated labor camps. The presence of this camp close to the town center likely spared it from large-scale bombing. After the liberation of the camp by the Americans at the end of April 1945, it was turned into Civilian Internment Camp #6 for 12,000 German men and women suspected of criminal activity for the Nazi regime. From 1948, the camp served to house German refugees exiled from Eastern Europe. It became a new part of the town, named Moosburg-Neustadt.

Most-observed species

• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,586
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,430
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,408
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,222
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,022
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,002
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,773
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,559

Most recent

• M 3.8 — 2019-10-22
  4 km SE of Ebbs, Austria
• M 2.7 — 2008-07-03
  2 km ESE of Oberhaching, Germany
• M 2.7 — 2008-06-14
  3 km S of Diedorf, Germany
• M 3.8 — 2005-10-06
  1 km S of Ranshofen, Austria
• M 3.8 — 2004-07-22
  5 km SSE of Lenggries, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2002-08-22
  5 km SSE of Rain, Germany