Eggstätt Explained

Image Coa:Wappen von Eggstätt.svg
Coordinates:47.9333°N 35°W
Image Plan:Eggstätt in RO.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Oberbayern
District:Rosenheim
Elevation:539
Area:24.29
Postal Code:83125
Area Code:08056
Licence:RO
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 1 87 125
Website:www.eggstaett.de
Mayor:Christoph Kraus[1]
Leader Term:2023 - 29

Eggstätt is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany.

Eggstätt is situated on a flat ridge (539 m) between a forested, undulating region and the wetland area to the northwest of Lake Chiemsee. The Eggstätt-Hemhof Lakes District contains 17 smaller and larger lakes surrounding the township.There is evidence of human settlement in the area dating back to the Bronze Age; the name Eggstaett (“Echistat”) was first documented in the year 925 AD.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden