Eichstätt

Coordinates: 48°53′31″N 11°11′2″E / 48.89194°N 11.18389°E / 48.89194; 11.18389
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Eichstätt
Eichstätt
Eichstätt
Coat of arms of Eichstätt
Location of Eichstätt within Eichstätt district
Eichstätt is located in Germany
Eichstätt
Eichstätt
Eichstätt is located in Bavaria
Eichstätt
Eichstätt
Coordinates: 48°53′31″N 11°11′2″E / 48.89194°N 11.18389°E / 48.89194; 11.18389
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictEichstätt
Government
 • Lord mayor (2020–26) Josef Grienberger[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total47.78 km2 (18.45 sq mi)
Elevation
393 m (1,289 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total13,714
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
85071, 85072, 85067
Dialling codes08421
Vehicle registrationEI
Websiteeichstaett.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.

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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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Other websites[change | change source]

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