Ergoldsbach

Infobox German Location
Wappen = Wappen ergoldsbach.gif
lat_deg = 48 |lat_min = 41
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 12
Lageplan = Ergoldsbach - Lage im Landkreis.pngBundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Niederbayern
Landkreis = Landshut
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Ergoldsbach
Höhe = 416
Fläche = 57.06
Einwohner = 7495
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 84061
Vorwahl = 08771
Kfz = LA
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 2 74 127
Gliederung = 14 Ortsteile
Straße = Hauptstr. 29
Website = [http://www.vgem-ergoldsbach.de/ www.vgem-ergoldsbach.de]
Bürgermeister = Franz Diener
Partei = CSU

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).

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

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

Books about Ergoldsbach

* Roger DEVAUX : "Treize Qu'ils Etaient" - Life of the french prisoners of war at the peasants of low Bavaria (1939-1945) - [http://www.genea.free.fr/guefangue/index-en.php Treize Qu'ils Etaient] - Mémoires et Cultures - 2007 - ISBN 2-916062-51-3

External links

* [http://www.vgem-ergoldsbach.de/index.htm www.vgem-ergoldsbach.de] - Municipality Ergoldsbach (only in German)