Velden (Vils)

Velden
Velden
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Velden within Landshut district
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Niederbayern
District	Landshut
Municipal assoc.	Velden (Vils)
Government
• Mayor	Gerhard Babl (SPD)
Area
• Total	49.40 km2 (19.07 sq mi)
Elevation	477 m (1,565 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	6,617
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	84149
Dialling codes	08742
Vehicle registration	LA
Website	www.vg-velden.de

Velden is a municipality in the district of Landshut in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

Velden lies on the border from Lower Bavaria to Upper Bavaria. The river Vils runs through the town. Velden is about 64 kilometers northeast of Munich.

History

The first mentioning of a Place named Feldin is found around 771. Since 1410 it is a Municipality with Market town status.

Transportation

Velden once had a railway connection to Dorfen via Taufkirchen. In 1994 the tracks were removed and converted to a now very popular cycle track. Velden lies on the Bundesstraße B 388. Frequent buses connect Velden to Vilsbiburg, Landshut and Dorfen. The nearest Airport is Munich International Airport about 40 km to the southwest

Architecture & Art

In the center of Velden is St. Peters church. It was built in two steps around 1450, newly renovated around 1990. Its 64m high tower is a main sight of Velden.

Velden also features an open air museum with many sculptures of Georg Brenninger (born in Velden - later worked in Munich) for example the "Apoll" or the "Bergpredigt", also two fountains by the same sculptor can be seen in the center of the town.

In 1985 Bavarian Television filmed parts of the TV-Series "Irgendwie und Sowieso" in and around Velden. (Actors Ottfried Fischer, Elmar Wepper, Bruno Jonas and others)