Mitterfels

Mitterfels
Municipality
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Mitterfels within Straubing-Bogen district
Mitterfels Mitterfels
Coordinates: 48°58′N 12°41′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Niederbayern
District	Straubing-Bogen
Municipal assoc.	Mitterfels
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Andreas Liebl (FW)
Area
• Total	14.23 km2 (5.49 sq mi)
Elevation	407 m (1,335 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,870
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	94360
Dialling codes	09961
Vehicle registration	SR
Website	www.mitterfels.de

Mitterfels is a municipality in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany. It is the head of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Mitterfels.

Geography

Mitterfels is located in the region between the Danube and the Bavarian Forest.

History

In 1104 the dukes of Bogen founded the Monastery Oberalteich. The Castle of Mitterfels was first mentioned in 1194. The Township in today's extent was founded in 1818.

At the census in the year 2000, 2,372 inhabitants lived in Mitterfels.

The mayor of the town was Heinrich Stenzel (Community of Independent Voters). He came into office in 2002 as successor of Werner Lang. Now it‘s 1. Bürgermeister Andreas Liebl (FWG).

Education

In the year 1999, the following institutions were established:

• A nursery with 70 places and 81 children
• An elementary school with 22 teachers and 362 pupils