Eckersdorf


Eckersdorf is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in Bavaria in Germany.
WWW eckersdorf.de

Geography

The municipality of Eckersdorf is located on the northern edge of an area called "Little Switzerland" (German: Fränkische Schweiz), close to the world-famous festival town of Bayreuth. The highest elevation in the region of Eckersdorf is the Sophienberg with an altitude of 593 m.

Districts

The present-day municipality of Eckersdorf was created in the course of municipal reform in 1978.
According to the information given by the local government, there are 22 official districts.
DistrictPopulation
Busbach209
Donndorf2017
Eckersdorf2048
Eschen124
Forst149
Hardt22
Heisenstein4
Lahm30
Lochau22
Lohe20
Melkendorf17
Neustädtlein175
Oberwaiz350
Pleofen32
Schanz27
Simmelbuch65
Stein0
Tröbersdorf71
Vorlahm15
Waldhütte0
Windhof8
Wolfsgraben1

Neighboring communities

The neighboring communities of Eckersdorf are :
Thurnau, Bayreuth, Mistelbach, and Mistelgau.

History

Eckersdorf was first mentioned in 1149 in the so-called Giechburgvertrag. The Counts of Andechs-Meranien owned the current area of Eckersdorf until they died off in 1248. The lords of Berg Plassenberg acquired first property in the Eckersdorf area in 1420. A hundred years later, the lords were in full possession of Eckersdorf. After the last representative of the family died in 1552, Eckersdorf came to the Lords of Lüchau, and then it fell to the Markgrafschaft Bayreuth in 1757. As part of the Prussian Principality of Bayreuth, Eckersdorf became a French possession through the Treaties of Tilsit, until 1810, when it became part of Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria in 1818, today's municipality Eckersdorf was created.

Politics

At the latest elections for mayor in 2020, Sybille Pichl was re-elected. She has been in office since 2010.

Sights

Johann Jacob Spindler built Schloss Fantaisie for Margravine Elisabeth Fredericka Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth from 1758 to 1765. Today, there is a garden museum in this rococo palace. The listed town hall in the Donndorf district was built around 1830.

Notable people