Ebermannstadt
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Ebermannstadt within Forchheim district
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Coordinates: 49°46′N 11°10′E / 49.767°N 11.167°E / 49.767; 11.167
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Franconia
District	Forchheim
Municipal assoc.	Ebermannstadt
Subdivisions	14 districts
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Christiane Meyer[1]
Area
• Total	49.97 km2 (19.29 sq mi)
Elevation	292 m (958 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,000
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91316–91320
Dialling codes	09194
Vehicle registration	FO (old: EBS)
Website	www.ebermannstadt.de

Ebermannstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈebɐmanˌʃtat] ^ⓘ; East Franconian: Ärmaschdood) is a town in the district of Forchheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 10 km northeast of Forchheim and 25 km southeast of Bamberg.

Districts

• Breitenbach
• Ebermannstadt
• Gasseldorf
• Niedermirsberg
• Rüssenbach
• Neuses-Poxstall
• Wohlmuthshüll
• Buckenreuth
• Moggast
• Wolkenstein
• Thosmühle
• Burggaillenreuth
• Windischgaillenreuth
• Eschlipp
• Kanndorf

History

The place on which Ebermannstadt is located today was already named imperial "villa Ebermarstad" in 981. At one point later it became the possession of the Schlüsselberger family. In 1430, the Hussites destroyed the place. Again, Ebermannstadt faced destructions during the Second Margrave War in 1552, the Thirty Years' War and finally in 1796 when the French army passed through the town. Albrecht Dürer stayed in Ebermannstadt in 1515 and painted an oil-painting of the town.

Chronology

531 Thuringian foundation, Location of an "Ebermar"

981 First documented record of "Ebermarestad"; Ebermannstadt was part of St. Peter Monastery in Aschaffenburg

1194 Record of Thimo and Cunradus de Ebermarstatt

1200 The new owner of Ebermannstadt were the Schlüsselberg

1308 Record of a church in Ebermannstadt

1323 Ebermannstadt became market town during the reign of Louis IV

1349 Partitioning of the Schlüsselberg possessions

1390 Ebermannstadt is transferred to the Hochstift Bamberg

1430 Hussites burn down Ebermannstadt

1469 Ebermannstadt becomes an independent parish

1510 Beer war with Pretzfeld for the right to brew

1552 / 1553 Margrave Albrecht Alcibiades von Brandenburg-Kulmbach army destroys the town during the Second Margrave War

1633 The Swedish army occupies the town during the Thirty Years' War

1748 Birth of Friedrich Theiler

around 1750: Principal Frantz Melchior Freytag writes the "Ebermannstädter Liederhandschrift"

1756–1763 Quartering of Prussian soldiers during the Seven Years' War

1772 Birth of Johann Georg Lahner in Gasseldorf

1796 – 1815 Occupation by the French army during the French Revolutionary Wars

1803 Secularization, Ebermannstadt becomes part of Bavaria

1862 Foundation of the county of Ebermannstadt

1891 Inauguration of the railroad line between Forchheim and Ebermannstadt

1903 Electricity power station

1907 District hospital

1909 Flood

1915 Opening of the railroad line to Heiligenstadt

1922 Opening of the railroad line Gasseldorf – Muggendorf (later extended to Behringersmühle)

1922 – 1923 Construction of the water conduit

1939 Annexation of Breitenbach

1941 Feuerstein Castle was used as laboratory for high frequency engineering

1945 Local elections in Wohlmuthshüll

1952 Airport for gliders

1954 Construction of a Realschule

1960 Suspension of passenger traffic on the train line to Heiligenstadt

1961 Protestant Emmaus Church

1965 Outdoor swimming-pool

1970 Twin-city Chantonnay; flood

1970 – 1974 Construction of the Gymnasium Fränkische Schweiz (high school)

1971 Annexation of Gasseldorf and Niedermirsberg, Rüssenbach and Neuses-Poxstall

1972 Dissolution of the county of Ebermannstadt, Annexation of Wohlmuthshüll and Buckenreuth

1976 Suspension of train traffic between Ebermannstadt and Behringersmühle

1978 Annexation of Eschlipp and Kanndorf, Formation of the administrative collectivity Ebermannstadt

1979 Landslide near Eschlipp

1981 Ceremony "One Thousand Years of Ebermannstadt"; Inception of scheduled train traffic of the steam railroad as a tourist attraction

1994 Elevation to "Possible Middle Center"

1999 Observatory Feuerstein

Tourism

Ebermannstadt is a state-approved resort town with an open-air swimming pool, campground in the district of Rothenbühl, golf course in the district of Kanndorf and a sport airfield on top of the Feuerstein.

During clear nights, there are guided tours at the Observatory Feuerstein. Thanks to the excellent conditions, it is possible to get a very good view of the universe.

Sights

Buildings

The most important sacred buildings of the town are the Maria Chapel and the neoroman Nicholas Church. Old Franconian timbered buildings are located near the market place with Maria Well. Landmark of the town is the scoop wheel from 1606 on the Wiesent. Feuerstein Castle, which was built only in 1941 in the style of Franconian castles, stands out above the town.

Economy

The largest companies in Ebermannstadt are

• Kennametal
• Vierling

Personalities

• Kurt Albert (1954–2010) teacher, climber, photographer