Eckersdorf

Eckersdorf is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in Bavaria in Germany.

This article is about the municipality in Bavaria. For the municipal subdivision in Saxony, see Freital. For the former German town in Lower Silesia, see Bożków.

Eckersdorf
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Eckersdorf within Bayreuth district
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Coordinates: 49°55′57.97″N 11°30′4.43″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Bayreuth
Subdivisions	22 districts[1]
Government
• Mayor	Sybille Pichl (FW)
Area
• Total	36.19 km^2 (13.97 sq mi)
Elevation	416 m (1,365 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,101
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	95488
Dialling codes	0921
Vehicle registration	BT
Website	www.eckersdorf.de

Geography

The municipality of Eckersdorf is located on the northern edge of an area called "Little Switzerland" (German: Fränkische Schweiz), close to the world-famous festival town of Bayreuth. The highest elevation in the region of Eckersdorf is the Sophienberg with an altitude of 593 m.

Districts

The present-day municipality of Eckersdorf was created in the course of municipal reform in 1978.

According to the information given by the local government, there are 22 official districts.[3]

District	Population
Busbach	227
Donndorf	2110
Eckersdorf	1952
Eschen	130
Forst	149
Hardt	31
Heisenstein	3
Lahm	29
Lochau	23
Lohe	24
Melkendorf	14
Neustädtlein	165
Oberwaiz	359
Pleofen	33
Schanz	19
Simmelbuch	70
Stein	1
Tröbersdorf	64
Vorlahm	19
Waldhütte	1
Windhof	9
Wolfsgraben	3

Neighboring communities

The neighboring communities of Eckersdorf are (starting north in clockwise order): Thurnau, Bayreuth, Mistelbach, and Mistelgau.

History

Eckersdorf was first mentioned in 1149 in the so-called Giechburgvertrag. The Counts of Andechs-Meranien (Grafen von Andechs-Meranien) owned the current area of Eckersdorf until they died off in 1248. The lords of Berg Plassenberg (Herren von Plassenberg) acquired first property in the Eckersdorf area in 1420. A hundred years later, the lords were in full possession of Eckersdorf. After the last representative of the family died in 1552, Eckersdorf came to the Lords of Lüchau, and then it fell to the Markgrafschaft Bayreuth in 1757. As part of the Prussian Principality of Bayreuth, Eckersdorf became a French possession through the Treaties of Tilsit, until 1810, when it became part of Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria in 1818, today's municipality Eckersdorf was created.[4]

Politics

The results of the last elections for mayor in 2010 were as follows:[5]

Sybille Pichl, Free Voters: 54.7%
Manfred Präcklein, SPD: 45.3%

Sights

Schloss Fantaisie (north view)

Oberwaiz: forester's house, former Jagdschloss of the Plassenbergers, now used by the Evangelisch Reformed church, built in 1776

Johann Jacob Spindler built Schloss Fantaisie for Margravine Elisabeth Fredericka Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth from 1758 to 1765. Today, there is a garden museum in this rococo palace.

St. Ägidius church was built in 1791 and the forester's house Oberwaiz in 1776.

References

1. Daten/Zahlen/Fakten official webpage Eckersdorf.. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
2. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
3. Daten/Zahlen/Fakten official webpage Eckersdorf.. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
4. Geschichte (history, German language. Internet-site municipality Eckersdorf. 11. July 2010
5. election first Mayor, results 2010 Retrieved 2011-10-30.