The locality was created in the course of the draining of the Donaumooses begun at 1790, in the year 1795 it became a colony of Karl Freiherr v. Eckart and was named after Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria.
During the draining of the Donaumooses that started in 1790, the locality was established; by 1795, it turned into a colony under Karl Freiherr v. Eckart and was named after Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria.