Eibelstadt


Eibelstadt is a town in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany.
WWW eibelstadt.de

Geography

Eibelstadt is situated among vineyards on the right bank of the Main, 10 km southeast of Würzburg.

History

The city was founded in 787 in the time of Charles the Great. In 1434 German Emperor Sigismund bestowed municipal rights after the civilians had supported his war against the Hussites.
In the course of an administrative reform in Bavaria today's municipality was built in 1818.

Population dynamics

  • 1970: 2.023
  • 1987: 2.279
  • 2000: 2.838
  • 2005: 2.886
  • 2010: 2.813
  • 2015: 3.022

Politics

Heinz Koch has been the mayor of Eibelstadt 1990–2014. Since 2014 Markus Schenk is the mayor.

City council

The 14 seats of the city council are distributed among the parties as follows:
  • CSU 7 seats
  • SPD 4 seats
  • Alliance 90/The Greens 4 seats
  • FDP 1 seat

Coat of arms

The coat of arms consists of a half of a black lion with a golden crown. He grasps a rounded grape-vine with leaves and blue grapes in his pawns.

Sights and culture

Sights

  • completely preserved city wall
  • city square with a golden Marian column
  • baroque building which used to be the location of the "Würzburger Domkapitel"
  • Church St. Nikolaus

Museums

Music

Two male choirs, one female choir, two mixed choirs as well as a two traditional bands.

Economy & Public transport

Economy

In 1998 927 people were subject to social contribution, out of which 23 people were working in agriculture, 169 in industry, 274 in commerce and 153 people in other areas.
There are six businesses in the building sector and 62 in agriculture. For agriculture, were in use, including for vineyards.

Public transport

The city is located at the Bundesstraße B 13, approximately 2 km from the highway exit "Würzburg-Randersacker" of the Autobahn A3.
The closest train station can be found in Winterhausen, about from Eibelstadt.

Education

  • Kindergarten including a nursery school
  • Elementary school: 11 teachers and 274 students
  • Library
Higher education available in Ochsenfurt and Würzburg.

Notable citizens