Eurasburg

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Country:	Germany
Eurasburg

Coordinates:	47° 52′ N, 11° 24′ E
Time zone:	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Administration
State:	Bavaria
Administrative region:	Oberbayern
District:	Bad Töz-Wolfratshausen
Municipal subdivisions:	52 villages and hamlets
Mayor:	Michael Bromberger (Gemeinsame Wählervereinigung)
Basic Statistics
Area:	40.9 km² (16 sq.mi.)
Population:	4,274 (30 June 2005)
- Density:	104 /km² (271 /sq.mi.)
Elevation:	600 m (1969 ft)
Further Information
Postal code:	82547
Area code:	08179
Licence plate code:	TÖL
Website:	www.eurasburg.de

Eurasburg is a municipality in Oberbayern (Upper Bavaria). It sits about 40 kilometers south of the Bavarian state capital, Munich, in the county of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen.

Since the redistricting reforms of 1978, the municipality of Eurasburg has had an area of 40.9 square kilometers, which includes 52 communities. The two largest communities are Eurasburg and Beuerberg. The municipality has a population of about 4,400.

[edit] History

The Irings established their fiefdom in the Loisach valley. It covered an area from Herrenhausen to Lake Starnberg and from Wolfratshausen to fief belonging to Benediktbeuern Abbey. The castle built by the Irings, Iringsburg, gave the community its name.

Albert von Iringsburg, as a follower of Emperor Henry IV, was anathematized by Pope Gregory VII. To atone for her father and husband, Berta von Iringsburg and her sons Otto and Eberhard founded an Augustine monastery in 1121, which is now in the hands of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The Abbey administered all church possessions in the whole fiefdom.

Albert VI of Bavaria tore down the old Iringsburg in 1626. The manor house which stands today was built in the late renaissance style according to the design of Peter Candid. The manor house burned down in 1976. In the 1980s the manor house was rebuilt and is used for private apartments.