Eggenfelden

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Eggenfelden (German pronunciation: [ˌɛɡn̩ˈfɛldn̩] ^ⓘ; Central Bavarian: Eggenfejdn) is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria, Germany.

Town in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Eggenfelden within Rottal-Inn district

(2020–26) Martin Biber^[1] (CSU)Area

• Total44.50 km² (17.18 sq mi)Elevation

416 m (1,365 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total14,437 • Density320/km² (840/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

84307 8330,8331

Dialling codes08721Vehicle registrationPAN, EG, GRI, VIBWebsitewww.eggenfelden.de

Geography

Geographical location

Eggenfelden is located in the valley of the Rott at the intersection of B 20 with the B 388 and the beginning of the B 588. The city has two railway stations on the railway Passau - Neumarkt - Sankt Veit as well as an airfield (airfield Eggenfelden). Eggenfelden is located about 56 km southeast of Landshut, 60 km south of Straubing, 70 km south-west of Passau, 84 kilometers north of Salzburg and 110 kilometers east of Munich.

Communal

The municipality Eggenfelden has 119 officially named Stadtteile:^[3]

Afuswimm
Aichner
Aign
Altenburg
Anzengrub
Asbach
Au
Axöd
Axöd-Siedlung
Bachkampel
Berg
Bruck
Bruckhäuser
Buchner
Dietraching
Drittenbrei
Dürrwimm
Eder vorm Wald
Edmertsee
Eggenfelden
Falterer
Fäustlinger
Fraunhofen
Freiung
Fuchsberg
Fuchsmühle
Fußöd
Gaisberg
Gall
Gern
Gfürt
Giglberg
Gras
Gschwend
Hänghub
Hartlwimm
Haus
Heckengrub
Hetzenberg
Hinterhöll
Hochwimm
Höll
Holzbruck
Holzhäuseln
Holzkeller
Holzner
Holzschachten
Hub
Kagern
Kampelsberg
Kaspersbach
Kastenberg
Käufl
Kirchberg
Kleeham
Kleingmain
Klohub
Kollersberg
Königsöd
Kreuzöd
Kronwitt
Lauterbach
Lichtenberg
Lichtlberg
Lindhof
Loh
Luderfing
Lug
Maißling
Mitterhof
Mitterpirsting
Moosham
Neustatt
Niederndorf
Oberkampel
Oberkirchberg
Oberpirsting
Oberthal
Oberzeiling
Peterskirchen
Pirsting
Pischelsberg
Pollersbach
Prühmühle
Reiter
Reiter am Wald
Rinn
Rott
Rott am Wald
Rottmühle
Rushäusl
Sandtner
Sankt Sebastian
Simonsöd
Spanberg
Sperwies
Stock
Straß I
Straß II
Straßhäuseln
Stumsöd
Taschnerhof
Thal
Tiefstadt
Untereschlbach
Unterkampel
Untermaisbach
Unterpirsting
Unterthal
Unterzeiling
Vorderhöll
Weg
Weilberg
Weilberg-Siedlung
Weinberg
Wimm
Wolfsberg
Zainach
Zellhub

Mayors

1946–1948: Lorenz Fichtner, SPD
1948–1960: Lorenz Bachmeier, CSU
1960–1990: Hans Kreck, SPD
1990–2002: Karl Riedler, SPD
2002–2014: Werner Schießl, FWG
2014–2020: Wolfgang Grubwinkler, UWG
since 2020: Martin Biber, CSU

Notable people

The ski mountaineer Konrad Lex was born in Eggenfelden.
The German pop-singer and actor Daniel Küblböck who achieved short-lived celebrity in 2003, in the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS), the German version of Pop Idol, in which he came third, was born outside of Eggenfelden and lived here until his breakthrough.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

Albert Hahl (1868-1945), German colonial officer and governor of German-New Guinea
Richard Schimpf (1897-1972), officer of the German Army, the Reichswehr, the Wehrmacht and the Bundeswehr (last rank major general)
Friedrich Müller (born 1938), legal scientist and author
Joseph Vogl (born 1957), literary and media scientist
Katrin Garfoot (born 1981), Australian cyclist
Barbara Lechner (born 1982), shooting sports woman

Other people related to Eggenfelden

Fritz Wiedemann (1891-1970), German officer, adjutant of Adolf Hitler and diplomat
Daniel Küblböck (born 1985), DSDS participant and singer

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
^ "Eggenfelden | bavarikon".