Eichstätt
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Eichstätt | |
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Location of Eichstätt within Eichstätt district | |
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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,714 |
• Density | 290/km2 (740/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 located 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 lies on both sides of the river
Geology
Eichstätt is located in a valley of the
History
St.
In 870, the remains of St. Walpurga were transferred from their original Heidenheim interment to Eichstätt, where in 1035 the newer burial site was enshrined as the Benedictine Abbey of St. Walburga, which continues to this day.[4][5]
In 1943, the painter Karl Friedrich Lippmann moved to Eichstätt and stayed until 1955.
Hortus Eystettensis ("Garden at Eichstätt") is the name of an important botanical book first published in 1613 and written by Basilius Besler.
World War II
Allied prisoners of war were held at
Attractions
The town is dominated by the Willibaldsburg. Besides the cathedral, Eichstätt also has 12 churches and 10 monasteries.
Mayors
- 1944–1945: Hans Rösch, NSDAP
- 1945–1948: Romuald Blei
- 1948–1949: Richard Jaeger CSU
- 1949–1951: Romuald Blei
- 1951–1976: Hans Hutter, CSU
- 1976–1994: Ludwig Kärtner, CSU
- 1994–2012: Arnulf Neumeyer, SPD
- 2012–2020: Andreas Steppberger, FW
- 2020–present: Josef Grienberger, CSU
Education
Eichstätt is home to the
Sons and daughters of the town
- Tobias Barnerssoi (born 1969), alpine skier and sports reporter
- Erhard Bauer (died 1493), municipal architect of Eger
- Erich Emminger (1880–1951), politician (center party), minister of justice from 1923 to 1924
- Anton Fils (1733–1760), composer
- Edmund Harburger (1846–1906), Munich draftsman and painter
- Johann Philipp Jeningen (1642–1704), catholic priest
- Anna Knauer (born 1995), cyclist
- Konrad Kyeser (1366–after 1405), nobleman and war technician of medieval Europe
- Jörg Mager (1880–1939), electronic music pioneer and inventor
- Caritas Pirckheimer (1467–1532), abbess in Nuremberg during the Reformation
- Willibald Pirckheimer (1470–1530), lawyer, author humanist
- Max von Widnmann (1812–1895), sculptor and successor of Schwanthaler as professor at the academy of fine arts in Munich (1849–1887)
Personalities connected with the city
- Pope Victor II (Gebhard von Dollnstein-Hirschberg) (died 1057), fifth German pope 1055–1057
- Gundekar II of Eichstätt (1019-1075), bishop, church politician, (sarcophagus in the St. John's Chapel of the Cathedral).
- Loy Hering (1484/85–1564), Renaissance sculptor from Kaufbeuren, councilor and mayor in Eichstätt
- Elias Holl (1573–1646), master builder from Augsburg, architect of the Willibaldsburg
- Karl Engel, brother of Jakob Engel, carpenter and builder
- Franz Xaver Witt (1834–1888), church musician, composer, reformer, founder of the general German Cäcilienvereine, 1870-1871 conductor of Eichstätt
- Prince Maximilian of Saxony (1870–1951) (1870–1951), prince of the albertine branch, priestly and chaplain activity in Eichstätt, church researcher
- Apostolic Nuncioin Germany
- Karl Friedrich Lippmann (1883–1957), art painter, (New Objectivity), 1943–1955 in Eichstätt
- Saint Walpurga, also spelled Valderburg or Guibor (AD 710 – 25 February 777 or 779), was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to the Frankish Empire. She was canonized on 1 May c. 870 by Pope Adrian II. Saint Walpurgis Night (or "Sankt Walpurgisnacht") is the name for the eve of her feast day, which coincides with May Day. At Eichstätt, her bones were moved to a rocky niche, which allegedly began to exude a miraculously therapeutic oil, which drew pilgrims to her shrine.[9][circular reference]
See also
- Obereichstaett
References
- Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
- ^ Benedictine Abbey of St. Walburga, Who is St. Walburga.
- ABC-CLIO, 2004), p. 906.
- ^ See information on this web site Archived 2020-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard
- ^ Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt ECTS Information Guide, International Relations 15.05.06
- ^ Saint Walpurga
Sources
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 132.
External links
- Media related to Eichstätt at Wikimedia Commons