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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.

Eichstätt
Town
Eichstätt
Location of Eichstätt within Eichstätt district
Eichstätt
Eichstätt
Coordinates: 48°53′31″N 11°11′2″E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictEichstätt
Government
  Lord mayor (202026) Josef Grienberger[1] (CSU)
Area
  Total47.78 km2 (18.45 sq mi)
Elevation
393 m (1,289 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total13,343
  Density280/km2 (720/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
Residenzplatz in the centre of Eichstätt
Eichstätt Cathedral - view into the western choir
Eichstätt Cathedral - view into the western choir
The Willibaldsburg above Eichstätt
The Willibaldsburg above Eichstätt

Geography



Location


Eichstätt lies 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 located 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.


History


St. Willibald founded the Diocese of Eichstätt on the site of an old Roman station (Aureatum or Rubilocus) in 741.[3] The city was given walls and chartered in 908. It was ruled by a prince-bishop, and in the Holy Roman Empire was the seat of the Bishopric of Eichstätt until secularization in 1802. In 1806, it became a part of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Eichstätt was included as part of the Principality of Eichstätt, which King Maximilian I granted to his son-in-law Eugène de Beauharnais in 1817 and an episcopal see was reestablished in 1821.[citation needed] It reverted to the Bavarian crown in 1855.[3]

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 in Eichstätt during World War II. Activities carried on by the prisoners there included attempted escapes and the production of plays and musical works. These included Hamlet and the Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, the premiere of Post-Mortem by Noël Coward and of the Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard by Benjamin Britten.[6][7]


Attractions


The town is dominated by the Willibaldsburg. Besides the cathedral, Eichstätt also has 12 churches and 10 monasteries.


Mayors



Education


Eichstätt is home to the Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KU), the lone Catholic university in Germany. The KU was founded in 1980, and was granted full rights of a university, including Ph.D. and Habilitation degrees by the State of Bavaria.[8]


Sons and daughters of the town


Max von Widnmann
Max von Widnmann

Personalities connected with the city


Prinz Maximilian of Saxony 1901
Prinz Maximilian of Saxony 1901

See also



References


  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
  2. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
  3. Chisholm 1911.
  4. Benedictine Abbey of St. Walburga, Who is St. Walburga.
  5. Jestice, P. G., ed., Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia, vol. 3 (Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2004), p. 906.
  6. See information on this web site
  7. Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard
  8. Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt ECTS Information Guide, International Relations 15.05.06
  9. Saint Walpurga



На других языках


[de] Eichstätt

Eichstätt ist eine Große Kreisstadt in Oberbayern. Die Stadt ist Sitz des gleichnamigen Landkreises sowie der Verwaltung des Naturparks Altmühltal, außerdem Bischofssitz des Bistums Eichstätt und Hauptsitz der Katholischen Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.
- [en] Eichstätt

[ru] Айхштетт

Айхштетт, Эйхштетт (нем. Eichstätt) — город в Германии, районный центр, расположен в земле Бавария. Также является самым маленьким университетским городом Европы.



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