Ergoldsbach

Ergoldsbach is a town with 7275 inhabitants, located in Bavaria, about 20km north of Landshut and 80km northeast of Munich in southeast 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) - Treize Qu'ils Etaient - Mémoires et Cultures - 2007 - ISBN 2-916062-51-3

External links

• www.vgem-ergoldsbach.de - Municipality Ergoldsbach (only in German)

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