History
Freising is one of the oldest settlements in Bavaria. Archaeological finds show that the area was settled in the Bronze Age, although no proof has been found to suggest a continuous settlement until the 8th century Frigisinga. Saint Corbinian settled at a shrine in 724. Corbinian is famous for ordering a bear to carry his luggage over the Alps after it had killed his packhorse. The saddled bear is still the symbol of the city, displayed in the coat of arms.........Freising's second hill is equally important. The hill was first settled by monks in 725, who built the Weihenstephan Abbey (Kloster Weihenstephan). Like all good monks, the residents of Kloster Weihenstephan soon started brewing their own beer. The earliest record of brewing on the hill dates from 1040, making the Weihenstephan Brewery the world's oldest brewery. Its beers can be found throughout Germany, and are exported to the UK, the USA and a number of other countries.....
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