Vilsbiburg

Vilsbiburg is a town on the river Große Vils, 18 km southeast of Landshut, in the district of Landshut, in Bavaria, Germany. Vilsbiburg has 11,000 inhabitants.GeographyVilsbiburg lies in the center of Lower Bavaria and is part of the Alpine foothills. The river Vils runs through the town center. Vilsbiburg is about 55 miles northeast of Munich.HistoryThe first mention of a village named Pipurch is found around 1000 AD. In records dating back to 1308, Vilsbiburg is mentioned as a market and also as a town, having a court and municipal powers. Vilsbiburg officially acquired the status of a town in 1929. On July 1, 1972 the administrative district of Vilsbiburg was merged into Landshut. The former municipalities of Frauensattling, Gaindorf, Haarbach, Seyboldsdorf and Wolferding became part of the town of Vilsbiburg in 1978.MayorsSince 1996 Helmut Haider is the mayor.Former mayors: 1960–1990: Josef Billinger, SPD1990–1996: Peter Barteit, SPDInternational relationsVilsbiburg is twinned with: Buja, Italy, since 2001Sons and daughters of the town Florian Gruber (born 1983), racing driver Markus Karl (born 1986), footballer SV Sandhausen Gisela Stuart (born 1955), British MP 1997-2017