Eichstätt
Eichstätt (German pronunciation: [ˈaɪçʃtɛt]) is a town in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district of Eichstätt. It is on the Altmühl river and has a population of around 13,000. Eichstätt is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Eichstätt.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Eichstätt within Eichstätt district | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′31″N 11°11′2″E / 48.89194°N 11.18389°ECoordinates: 48°53′31″N 11°11′2″E / 48.89194°N 11.18389°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Eichstätt |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2020–26) | Josef Grienberger[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.78 km2 (18.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 393 m (1,289 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,457 |
| • Density | 281.65/km2 (729.46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 85071, 85072, 85067 |
| Vehicle registration | EI |
| Website | eichstaett |
Eichstätt Cathedral - view into the western choir
Geography
Location
Eichstätt is on both sides of the river Altmühl in the district of Eichstätt of the Oberbayern region of Bavaria, in the heart of Altmühl Valley Nature Park.
Geology
Eichstätt is in a valley of the Franconian Jura and is famous for the quarries of Solnhofen Plattenkalk (Jurassic limestone). On the Blumenberg the Berlin specimen of Archaeopteryx was found by Jakob Niemeyer.
Eichstätt Media
Prinz Maximilian of Saxony 1901
References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.
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Other websites
Media related to Eichstätt at Wikimedia Commons
"Eichstätt". Encyclopædia Britannica (Eleventh) 9. (1911). Cambridge University Press.
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