Engelthal

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Engelthal
Eastern Gate of the Engelthal Abbey
Eastern Gate of the Engelthal Abbey
Coat of arms of Engelthal
Coat of arms
Location of Engelthal within Nürnberger Land district
Engelthal is located in Germany
Engelthal
Engelthal
Coordinates: 49°28′N 11°24′E / 49.467°N 11.400°E / 49.467; 11.400Coordinates: 49°28′N 11°24′E / 49.467°N 11.400°E / 49.467; 11.400
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMittelfranken
DistrictNürnberger Land
Municipal assoc.Henfenfeld
Subdivisions6 Gemeindeteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Günther Rögner[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total13.63 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Elevation
371 m (1,217 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,088
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
91238
Dialling codes09158
Vehicle registrationLAU, ESB, HEB, N, PEG
Websitewww.engelthal.de

Engelthal is a municipality near Nürnberg (Nuremberg) in the Frankenalb (Frankish Alb). The municipality has a population of approximately 1100 people.

History[]

The place was named Swinnahe in former times and mentioned first in 1058/1059 on the occasion of the consecration of a church by bishop Gundekar von Eichstätt. Engelthal was established as a cloister (Dominican nuns) at 1240 from Ulrich von Königstein auf Reicheneck. Mentioned first officially in 1245 and in 1339 given protection from emperor Ludwig as of the Nürnberger Rat and the city of Nuremberg. [3]

In recent years, residents have remodeled and restored sections of the cloister and cloister wall.

Cultural references[]

  • Engelthal is mentioned in chapter XXIII of Henry James's 1875 novel Roderick Hudson, '[...] the eggs of Engelthal were almost as fresh and the cream almost as thick as those of the Connecticut Valley.'.
  • Engelthal is one of the settings in The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson, where one of the main characters, Marianne Engel, is raised as a nun.

References[]

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
  3. ^ von Reitzenstein, Alexander; Brunner, Herbert (1974). Reclams Kunstführer, Band 1. Stuttgart, Germany: Philip Reclam jun. p. 240. ISBN 978-315-008055-9.

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