Dollnstein is a municipality in the district of Eichstätt in Bavaria in Germany. The name Dollnstein has its origins in Middle High German "Tollunstein".
Dollnstein | |
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 Town hall and the Church of Saints Peter and Paul | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Dollnstein within Eichstätt district  | |
  Dollnstein  Dollnstein | |
| 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 |
History
editDollnstein 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 -
Market view from south (2017) -
View into the church -
Fresco at the choir room
Personalities
editHonorary 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
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