Eichstätt
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Location of Eichstätt within Eichstätt district  | |
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| 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 (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,465 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/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 Cathedral - view into the western choir
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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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[change | change source]
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.
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Media related to Eichstätt at Wikimedia Commons- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 132.
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