Ergoldsbach

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Ergoldsbach is a village with 7275 (2000) inhabitants and is located in Bavaria, about 20km north of Landshut and 50km north-east of Munich (in the south-east of Germany).

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[edit] Geography

Ergoldsbach is surrounded by many forests. A protruding point is the Kapellenberg ("chapel-hill")nearly 500m above sea-level. On the top of the wooded hill there's an old chapel. In Ergoldsbach, there also flows a brook called Goldbach (from there: Ergoldsbach).

[edit] Infrastructure

Ergoldsbach is linked with the railwaysystem of the Deutsche Bahn. Through it goes also the Bundesstraße 15, an important road. In the near future a new road with four lanes is planned in order to disburden the village-center.

[edit] History

Ergoldsbach first was mentioned in 822. Since 1403 it is a Municipality.

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Coordinates: 48°41′N 12°12′E

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