Country Germany Adm. region Oberbayern Vehicle registration EI Administrative region Upper Bavaria | State Bavaria Time zone CET (UTC+1) Capital Eichstätt Team VfB Eichstätt | |
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Website landkreis-eichstaett.de University Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt Points of interest Jura Museum, Dinosaurier‑Park Altmühltal, Römer und Bajuwaren Museum, Hofgarten Eichstätt, Burg Kipfenberg Destinations Eichstätt, Altmühl Valley Na, Beilngries, Dollnstein, Kipfenberg | ||
Eichstätt is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Donau-Ries, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Roth, Neumarkt, Kelheim and Pfaffenhofen, and by the city of Ingolstadt.
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Map of Eichst%C3%A4tt, Germany
History
The district of Eichstätt in its present form was established in 1972 by merging the former district of Eichstätt with parts of the dissolved districts of Ingolstadt, Beilngries, Riedenburg and Hilpoltstein. The city of Eichstätt lost its status as a district-free city and became the capital of the new district. Today the Eichstätt district has powerful economic structures. The rate of jobless people is only 1.2% (June 2011).
Geography
The district is located in the southern part of the Frankish Alb. 80% of the district are situated in the Altmühltal Nature Park. In the southeast the Danube forms a short part of the border.