Ergoldsbach

Coordinates: 48°41′N 12°12′E / 48.683°N 12.200°E / 48.683; 12.200
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Ergoldsbach
View from Kapellenberg ("chapel hill")
View from Kapellenberg ("chapel hill")
Coat of arms of Ergoldsbach
Location of Ergoldsbach within Landshut district
Ergoldsbach is located in Germany
Ergoldsbach
Ergoldsbach
Ergoldsbach is located in Bavaria
Ergoldsbach
Ergoldsbach
Coordinates: 48°41′N 12°12′E / 48.683°N 12.200°E / 48.683; 12.200
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionNiederbayern
DistrictLandshut
Municipal assoc.Ergoldsbach
Subdivisions14 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Ludwig Robold[1] (FW)
Area
 • Total57.06 km2 (22.03 sq mi)
Elevation
416 m (1,365 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total8,690
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
84061
Dialling codes08771
Vehicle registrationLA
Websitewww.vgem-ergoldsbach.de

Ergoldsbach is a municipality in Bavaria, about 20 km north of Landshut and 80 km northeast of Munich in Germany.

Geography[change | change source]

Ergoldsbach is surrounded by many forests, in the hill country of the Landshut region, in Lower Bavaria. The Kapellenberg ("chapel hill") is nearly 500 m (1600 ft.) above sea level. On the top of the wooded hill is an old chapel. In Ergoldsbach, there is a small brook called Goldbach (from there: Ergoldsbach). Altogether the municipality covers an area of over 57 km² and maintains a road network of 98 km in total length.

The municipality of Ergoldsbach consists of the additional localities and townships of:

  • Dürrenhettenbach
  • Iffelkofen
  • Jellenkofen
  • Kläham
  • Langenhettenbach
  • Leonhardshaun
  • Martinshaun
  • Oberdörnbach
  • Osterhaun
  • Paindlkofen
  • Prinkofen
  • Siegensdorf
  • Unterdörnbach
  • Wölflkofen

As well as the settlements of Frauenwies, Haselwies, Kienoden, Reicherstetten, Stocka.

Twin Towns and Sister Cities[change | change source]

  • In the year 2004 a partnership was established with the Italian city Montefiascone.
  • Ergoldsbach is a partner of the municipality Ergolding.

Books about Ergoldsbach[change | change source]

  • Roger DEVAUX : Treize Qu'ils Etaient - Life of the French prisoners of war at the peasants of low Bavaria (1939–1945) - Treize Qu'ils Etaient[permanent dead link] - Mémoires et Cultures - 2007 - ISBN 2-916062-51-3

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