Dollnstein
Dollnstein is a municipality in the district of Eichstätt in Bavaria in Germany. The name Dollnstein has its origins in Middle High German "Tollunstein".
History
Dollnstein was first mentioned in 1007 as a tiny village named Tollenstein. The castle of Dollnstein was built probably in the mid of the 12th century from the counts von Hirschberg.
Since the 13th century the village was a market for the exchange of goods. From 1440 onwards the village was related to Eichstätt and an administration and judicial authority was located in Dollnstein.
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Entrance of the historic Unterburg -
Market view from south (2017) -
View into the church -
Fresco at the choir room
Personalities
Honorary citizen
- Ludwig Körner (1915-2012), Catholic priest
Sons and daughters of the city
- Ludwig Ruff (1878-1934), architect
- Erich Zenger (1939-2010), Ordinarius for the Old Testament at the University of Münster
- Gisela Schneeberger (born 1948), cabaret artist and actress
References
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^ von Reitzenstein, Alexander; Brunner, Herbert (1974). Reclams Kunstführer, Band 1. Stuttgart, Germany: Philip Reclam jun. p. 240. ISBN 978-315-008055-9.
- ^ Pictures gallery as shown at de.wikipedia 2019/02/10
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