Etzelwang

Etzelwang
Municipality
Church of Saint Nicholas
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Etzelwang within Amberg-Sulzbach district
Etzelwang Etzelwang
Coordinates: 49°32′N 11°35′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Amberg-Sulzbach
Municipal assoc.	Neukirchen bei Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Roman Berr (CSU)
Area
• Total	21.69 km2 (8.37 sq mi)
Highest elevation	596 m (1,955 ft)
Lowest elevation	390 m (1,280 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	1,412
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	92268
Dialling codes	09663
Vehicle registration	AS
Website	www.etzelwang.de

Etzelwang is a municipality in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria in Germany.

History

Etzelwang has existed as a parish since the second half of the 11th century. However, the present municipality of Etzelwang was not created until the Bavarian administrative reforms of 1972 to 1975. It was created from the political units of Neidstein, Kirchenreinbach, and Schmidtstadt.

Name

Etzel comes from the same root as Heinrich or English Henry. It is not certain which Heinrich gave his name to the parish and subsequently to the municipality. It is possible that it refers to Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich II, who founded the bishopric of Bamberg, to which the parish belonged.

Sights

Places of interest in Etzelwang include the following:

• Schloss Neidstein, a castle once owned by actor Nicolas Cage.
• St. Nikolaus church

The church was originally dedicated in 1059, but subsequently destroyed. The present church was built from 1721 to the completion of the tower in 1763.

• Ruins of Burg Hauseck
• Neutras cliffs
• Burg Rupprechtstein
• Hofmark of Kirchenreinbach
• Church of St. Ulrich in Kirchereinbach