Ergoldsbach
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Ergoldsbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ergoldsbach within Landshut district  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Niederbayern |
| District | Landshut |
| Municipal assoc. | Ergoldsbach |
| Subdivisions | 14 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ludwig Robold (FW) |
| Area | |
• Total | 57.06 km2 (22.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 416 m (1,365 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 8,839 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 84061 |
| Dialling codes | 08771 |
| Vehicle registration | LA |
| Website | www.vgem-ergoldsbach.de |
Ergoldsbach is a municipality in Bavaria, about 20 km north of Landshut and 80 km northeast of Munich in Germany.
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). The town covers a total area of 57 km².
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.
History
The first mention of Ergoldsbach in writing dates back to 822. The land belonged to the Landshut Rentamt and the District Court of Teisbach in the electorate of Bavaria. Resulting from its location along the Landshut–Regensburg road, it developed through trade with the farming population. In the year 1403 it became a Municipality with Market town rights. In 1860 the Erlus brickworks were established, along with the opening of a railway line from Landshut to Geiselhöring, which resulted in an economic boom for the town. After a fire, the Erlus factory relocated its head office to Neufahrn nearby. All that remained in Ergoldsbach was the chimney. In 1913 a hospital was built in Ergoldsbach, which operated until 1977. After this it was used by the Red Cross, until conversion into a nursing home for seniors in 2004.
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
External links
- www.vgem-ergoldsbach.de - Municipality Ergoldsbach (only in German)
- www.markt-ergoldsbach.de - information portal (only in German)
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- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).