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| Eggolsheim | ||
| federal state | Bavaria | |
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| Residents | 6.580 (2019) | |
| height | 255 m | |
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Eggolsheim is a city in the district Forchheim in the Bavarian administrative district Upper Franconia in the Southern Franconian Switzerland
background
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getting there
By plane
The closest international airport is the Nuremberg Airport.
In the street
Eggolsheim is on the motorway 
, but without its own departure. The exit is recommended from the north Buttenheim and from the south Forchheim-North.
By train
Eggolsheim is on the railway line Nuremberg – Bamberg. The train station is about 500 meters outside the village.
Local public transport in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region is operated by the Greater Nuremberg Transport Association VGN operated. It is possible to use different means of transport with one ticket, such as bus, train, S-Bahn or U-Bahn. The tickets can be purchased online or via an app.
By boat
On the Main-Danube Canal there are the possibilities.
mobility
Eggolsheim is in the area of the VGN.
Tourist Attractions
- The town hall from Eggolsheim
- The Shepherd's Gate in the center is the landmark of Eggolsheim. The former Forchheimer Tor burned down in 1615 and was then rebuilt. In 1684 a gatehouse was added in which shepherd families lived, from which the current name developed.
- The Jägersburg was formerly a baroque hunting lodge of the Bamberg prince-bishops.
The Jägersburg
The town hall
- The Top chapels are four wooden arbors with late Gothic sandstone blocks from the 17th and 18th centuries, which used to stand at the four exits from Eggolsheim to Neuses, Schirnaidel, Kauernhofen and Forchheim and are now located within the village. Every year on the Sunday after Corpus Christi, the top chapels serve as altars in the large corridor.
- The parish church St. Martin was built from 1827 to 1844 by Franz Joseph Schirlinger. It has a Gothic tower from 1305, ceiling paintings by Kaspar Schleibner and an unusual portal by Leo von Klenze.
- The Trinity Chapel stands on the road to Bammersdorf, it was built in 1743.
- Anna Chapel is a small chapel at the end of the village on the way to Forchheim, which was built in 1733. Every year at the Anna Festival, the wooden figure of Anna Selbdritt from the early 18th century is on the altar.
A top band
The war memorial
activities
The area is ideal for hikes and bike tours, with appropriate refreshment stops.
Regular events
- Every year on the Sunday after Corpus Christi there is a large corridor walk around the parish. At the top chapels, which serve as sacraments, the priest gives the sacramental blessing with the monstrance.
shop
- 1 Blue Mouse whiskey distillery, Bamberger Strasse 2, 91330 Eggolsheim. Tel.: 49 9545 7461. Germany's oldest single malt whiskey distillery, whiskeys have been distilled from local malts for over 30 years and are stored in oak barrels for 6-8 years until they are ready for consumption. There are also cakes, mustard, jellies, fruit spreads with whiskey. Various fires are offered, tours are possible.Open: Mon to Fri 7.30 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 7.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- 1 The village department store, Feuersteinstrasse 55, 91330 Eggolsheim- Drosendorf. Tel.: (0)95453593981, Email: [email protected]. The village department store is a farm shop in which regional food and other uniqueness from the region can be bought.Open: Mon-Sun 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
kitchen
- 2 Gasthof Pfister brewery, Eggerbachstrasse 22, Weigelshofen, 91330 Eggolsheim. Tel.: 49 (0)9545 9426-0. Franconian cuisine, on Sunday lunchtime there is a large selection of roasts with potato dumplings. Seasonal dishes such as asparagus, mushrooms or carp.Open: daily from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., on Wed from 5 p.m., closed on Tuesdays. Hot meals are available on weekdays from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., on Sundays and public holidays from 11 a.m.
- 1 Landgasthof Zehner, Feuersteinstrasse 55, 91330 Drosendorf. Tel.: 49 (0)9545 950264, Email: [email protected]. Franconian cuisine, on Sunday lunchtime there is a large selection of roasts. At irregular dates a sow is slaughtered and sausage, then there is slaughter bowl, the dates are on the homepage. There is also a small distillery that processes fruit harvested from the surrounding orchards into fine distillates. Distillery tours are offered. They also brew their own beer according to an old recipe.Open: Sa is all day Sunday until 3 p.m., from Monday to Friday only from 5 p.m.Accepted payment methods: Mastercard.
- 2 Country inn Eismann, Andreas-Knauer-Str. 19, 91330 Kauernhofen. Tel.: 49 (0)9545 509 115. Inn with Franconian cuisine.Price: Mon and Tue from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Thurs and Fri 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. and on Sat and Sun 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., warm meals are available until 9.30 p.m., closed on Wednesdays.
- 3 Country inn Hubert, Kanzelstrasse 9, 91330 Rescuers. Tel.: 49 (0)9191 72 77 84. Franconian cuisine with seasonal dishes. Blood and liver sausages, kettle meat and coarse sausages are served with the slaughterhouse every 14 days on Tuesday from noon.Open: daily from 10 a.m., warm meals: from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., in the meantime there are snacks, Monday and Thursday are closed.
nightlife
The Gasthof Pfister brewery is open daily until 1.00 a.m.
accommodation
- Gasthof Pfister brewery, Eggerbachstrasse 22, Weigelshofen, 91330 Eggolsheim. Tel.: 49 (0)9545 9426-0. 40 beds in single or double rooms, with shower / toilet and hairdryer, telephone and television.Price: single room from € 35.00, double room from € 54.00 with breakfast buffet.
- Landgasthof Zehner, Feuersteinstrasse 55, 91330 Drosendorf. Tel.: 49 (0)9545 950264. All rooms with shower, toilet, flat screen TV and WiFi.Price: single from € 38.00, double from € 58.00 with breakfast.
- Landgasthof & Pension Eismann, Andreas-Knauer-Str. 19, 91330 Kauernhofen. Tel.: 49 (0)9545 509 115. All rooms with WiFi and TV.Price: Overnight stay of € 23 per person with breakfast.
There are also some holiday apartments and private accommodation, information on this is available on the municipality's website.
trips
The complete Franconian Switzerland is a wonderful excursion area with many possibilities, including the Aischgrund is not far away. If you are drawn to the city, you are in a good half an hour's drive Nuremberg or in Bamberg. The old imperial city Forchheim is only a quarter of an hour away by car, you can also walk to the Kellerwald.
literature
Web links
- http://www.eggolsheim.de/ - Official website of Eggolsheim
