schools, hospitals, and housing for the elderly. Geography Dingolfing is located on the Isar river. Dingolfing is about 100 km northeast of Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria, and about 30 km east of Landshut and 25 km south of Straubing. The Isar divides the city into the older historical section of the city on the right side of the river (historically divided into the Upper City and the Lower City), and the area of the former farming villages Goben, Geratsberg, Höll and Sossau, where much residential development in recent decades has grown to a newer section of the city on the left side of the river. Important buildings Parish church St. Josef, a monumental hall church planned by Robert Vorhoelzer, 1954–1956 Economy The most important industry in the Dingolfing-Landau region is automobile construction. Dingolfing is home to BMW's largest production facility which produces around 270,000 cars (BMW 5, 6, 7, 8 series and also the M5 and M6) each year. Hans Glas GmbH began as makers of agricultural equipment in 1895 and were bought by BMW in 1966. People from Dingolfing Heinrich Deubel (1890–1962), Nazi SS concentration camp commandant. He resided in Dingolfing after the war but was not born there. Peter Högl, SS officer in World War II Marco Sturm, former NHL forward, was born in Dingolfing on September 8, 1978. Johann Sziklai, poet Coat of arms References Literature Joseph Wolfgang Eberl: Geschichte der Stadt Dingolfing und ihrer Umgebung. Dingolfing 1856 online (Google Books) External links BMW Plant Dingolfing Deed by Louis the German for St. Emmeram Abbey (Regensburg), 27 May 833 with first record of the place name of Tinguluinga, Die Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern, Bezirksamt Dingolfing (pdf; 1.66 MB) Dingolfing-Landau