Eichstätt

For the district, see Eichstätt (district).

Eichstätt
Town
Eichstätt
Coat of arms
Location of Eichstätt within Eichstätt district
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Coordinates: 48°53′31″N 11°11′2″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Eichstätt
Government
• Lord mayor (2020–26)	Josef Grienberger (CSU)
Area
• Total	47.78 km2 (18.45 sq mi)
Elevation	393 m (1,289 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• 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.de

Residenzplatz in the centre of Eichstätt

Eichstätt Cathedral - view into the western choir

The Willibaldsburg above 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.

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.

Other websites

• Media related to Eichstätt at Wikimedia Commons
• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Eichstätt" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 132.