Freising is a district in
Bavaria,
Germany. Following a recent ranking of the German magazine FOCUS MONEY comparing all German districts it is number one concerning economic growth abilities. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of
Kelheim,
Landshut,
Erding,
Munich,
Dachau and
Pfaffenhofen. The district is located north of the
Munich metropolitan area. The
Isar and
Amper rivers run in parallel from southwest to northeast. North of the rivers there is the
Hallertau, a hilly region mainly used for
hop growing.