Rottal-Inn (electoral district)
federal electoral district of Germany
Rottal-Inn is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 229. It is located in southeastern Bavaria, comprising the Dingolfing-Landau district, Rottal-Inn district, and small parts of the Landkreis Landshut district.
Rottal-Inn was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2025, it has been represented by Günter Baumgartner of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
Geography
Rottal-Inn is located in southeastern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Dingolfing-Landau and Rottal-Inn as well as the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Gerzen and Wörth a.d.Isar from the Landkreis Landshut district.
History
Rottal-Inn was created in 1949, then known as Pfarrkirchen. It acquired its current name in the 1976 election.
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