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Stadt Neuötting, Kultur- und Stadtmarketing
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Ludwigstraße 12
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84524 Neuötting
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Germany
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08671/88371-0
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https://www.neuoetting.de
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touristinfo@neuoetting.de
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The history of Neuötting


The town of “Oetting” was first mentioned in a document from 748. Oetting was already a royal palace in the 9th century. After the Hungarian invasions in 907 the place was destroyed. The reconstruction began the separate history of Altötting, now Germany's most famous Marian pilgrimage site, and the trading town of Neuötting. The place around the Chapel of Grace was rebuilt and called Alt-Oetting. At the same time, a new town was built on a mountain terrace high above the Inn Valley that slopes steeply on three sides: Neu-Oetting. The city coat of arms of Neuötting with the Madonna sitting in the octagon of the Oettinger Chapel still indicates the original connection between the cities of Alt- and Neuötting.

Neuötting - trading town on the Inn
The city, located at the intersection of two important trade routes, the River Inn and the road between Regensburg-Landshut and Salzburg, was first mentioned in a document in 1231. At this point, the settlement was already a fortified complex with gates and walls and a thriving trading town with a customs station. It is not known exactly when Neuötting received city rights. However, numerous indications (mint, customs office) point to a city elevation in the second half of the 13th century. Another indication is the Schärdinger Freedom Letter from 1316, in which the city of Schärding was granted all the rights that the city of Neuötting already had. This document is therefore also proof of a Neuöttingen city charter that already existed at this time. A codified city law with 114 articles has been preserved from 1321. The Wittelsbach dukes began minting coins in Munich and Regensburg in the 12th century. In the 13th century, additional mints were established, including in Ingolstadt, Landshut, Straubing and Neuötting. The Oetting mint was first mentioned in 1240. The right to coin money rested with the Dukes of Bavaria. The mint was closed in 1486. The "Pfennigturm" has been preserved to this day.

The salt deposit, confirmed by Emperor Ludwig in 1340, was an important source of income for Neuötting, just like the grain deposit. The Hallein salt was transported downstream by water via the Salzach and Inn. From the Neuöttinger stacking place, salt from Hallein and Reichenhall was transported overland to Munich and Regensburg and also to areas outside of Bavaria. When the salt crisis was finally lifted in 1649, trade in grain as an export good also declined. This was an economic loss for the city of Neuötting.

Neuötting today
Neuötting can be divided into different districts: the medieval town center with its side streets, the Sebastians, St.-Anna- and Fischervorstadt. The settlement areas between the old town and the Inn and at the Bürgerwald have grown over the last 25 years. About 15 years ago, the commercial areas in the west (Am Hergraben) and in the east (Inn-Center) were added. In 1971 the town of Alzgern was incorporated. It is located east of Neuötting between the Inn and Alz. The area around Alzgern was already populated by the Celts (500 BC) and Bavarians (700 AD). The place was first mentioned in a document in 1268. Alzgern includes St. Johann, Mittling, Untereschelbach and Mitterhausen. These places still have churches of Romanesque origin today.

Today Neuötting is a trading town with various commercial settlements, quiet residential areas, a wide range of leisure activities in sports and culture and a lively club life. There are many excursion options to the nearby recreational areas and excursions, for example to Munich (95 km), Salzburg (70 km), Passau (86 km) or to the spa triangle Griesbach / Füssing / Birnbach (50 km).

 

 

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