Engelthal
Engelthal | ||
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Gate in Engelthal | ||
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Engelthal | ||
Location of Engelthal within Nürnberger Land district | ||
Coordinates: 49°28′N 11°24′E / 49.467°N 11.400°ECoordinates: 49°28′N 11°24′E / 49.467°N 11.400°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Bavaria | |
Admin. region | Mittelfranken | |
District | Nürnberger Land | |
Municipal assoc. | Henfenfeld | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Günther Rögner (CSU) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 13.63 km2 (5.26 sq mi) | |
Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 1,124 | |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 91238 | |
Dialling codes | 09158 | |
Vehicle registration | LAU, ESB, HEB, N, PEG | |
Website | www.engelthal.de |
Engelthal is a municipality near Nürnberg (Nuremberg) in the Frankenalb (Frankish Alb). The municipality has a population of approximately 1100 people. It was established as a cloister around 1250 AD and has retained many of the original cloister buildings. 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
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2016.
External links
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