Dollnstein
Appearance
Dollnstein | |
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Location of Dollnstein within Eichstätt district | |
Coordinates: 48°52′N 11°4′E / 48.867°N 11.067°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Oberbayern |
District | Eichstätt |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–26) | Wolfgang Roßkopf[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 40.55 km2 (15.66 sq mi) |
Elevation | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,939 |
• Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 91795 |
Dialling codes | 08422 |
Vehicle registration | EI |
Website | www.dollnstein.de |
Dollnstein is a municipality in the district of Eichstätt in Bavaria in Germany. The name Dollnstein has its origins in Middle High German "Tollunstein".
History
[edit]Dollnstein was first mentioned in 1007 as a tiny village named Tollenstein. The castle of Dollnstein was built probably in the mid of the 12th century from the counts von Hirschberg.
Since the 13th century the village was a market for the exchange of goods. From 1440 onwards the village was related to Eichstätt and an administration and judicial authority was located in Dollnstein. [3]
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Entrance of the historic Unterburg
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Market view from south (2017)
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View into the church
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Fresco at the choir room
Personalities
[edit]Honorary citizen
[edit]- Ludwig Körner (1915-2012), Catholic priest
Sons and daughters of the city
[edit]- Ludwig Ruff (1878-1934), architect
- Erich Zenger (1939-2010), Ordinarius for the Old Testament at the University of Münster
- Gisela Schneeberger (born 1948), cabaret artist and actress
References
[edit]- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^ von Reitzenstein, Alexander; Brunner, Herbert (1974). Reclams Kunstführer, Band 1. Stuttgart, Germany: Philip Reclam jun. p. 240. ISBN 978-315-008055-9.
- ^ Pictures gallery as shown at de.wikipedia 2019/02/10