Ergoldsbach

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Ergoldsbach
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Ergoldsbach
Ergoldsbach (Germany)
Ergoldsbach
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Lower Bavaria
District Landshut
Municipal assoc. Ergoldsbach
Local subdivisions 14 Ortsteile
Mayor Franz Diener (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 57.06 km² (22 sq mi)
Elevation 416 m  (1365 ft)
Population 7,495  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 131 /km² (340 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LA
Postal code 84061
Area code 08771
Website www.vgem-ergoldsbach.de
Location of Ergoldsbach within Landshut district
Map

Coordinates: 48°41′00″N 12°12′00″E / 48.683333, 12.2

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

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[edit] Geography

Ergoldsbach is surrounded by many thick forests. A protruding point is the Kapellenberg ("chapel hill") nearly 500m (1600 ft.) above sea level. On the top of the wooded hill lies an old chapel. In Ergoldsbach, there is a small brook called Goldbach (from there: Ergoldsbach).

[edit] Infrastructure

Ergoldsbach is linked with the rail system of the Deutsche Bahn. The Bundesstraße 15, an important road, also goes through the town. In the near future a new road with four lanes is planned to reduce the traffic load on the marketplace in the town's center.

[edit] History

Ergoldsbach first was mentioned in 822. Since 1403 it is a Municipality with Market town status.

[edit] Books about Ergoldsbach

  • 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 - Mémoires et Cultures - 2007 - ISBN 2-916062-51-3

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