Eichstätt
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Eichstätt within Eichstätt district | |
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| Coordinates: 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 (2024-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,891 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 85071, 85072, 85067 |
| Dialling codes | 08421 |
| Vehicle registration | EI |
| Website | eichstaett |
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.
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.
References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
Other websites
- Media related to Eichstätt at Wikimedia Commons
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 132.