Eichstätt Marketplace

Beautiful baroque town in the Altmühltal. A short break is worthwhile not only because of the gorgeous cityscape, the beautiful atmosphere and the charming rest stops. You will also find a lot of interesting facts here, for example in the Willibaldsburg with the Jura Museum or in the Altmühltal Nature Park information center.

Eichstätt the old university town is definitely worth heading for and stopping. In the city you can stop in one of the many cafés on the market square or you can just sit in the shade and watch the market go by.

The city is located on the Altmühl near the geographical center of Bavaria and in the triangle of the largest Bavarian regional centers Munich, Nuremberg and Augsburg. Eichstätt is the capital of the Altmühltal. The northern slope of the valley above the town forms an extension of the Franconian Jura. The highest point in the urban area is the so-called Matterhorn, a former spoil dump near the district of Lüften, 574 meters high. At the lowest point at 384 meters, the Altmühl leaves the city. The city center is at an altitude of 393 meters. The city is the eponymous place of the Eichstätter Alb.

The market square was the center of the Eichstatt town, which developed in the Middle Ages between the cathedral and the St. Walburg monastery.

The parish church once stood here, the former Eichstätter citizen church. However, only the north wall of the Gothic building remained. In 1444 the town hall with the towering tower was built on the market square. The late Gothic building was redesigned in the early 19th century. Since then, the town hall has had a neo-baroque facade with a curved gable and balcony on the main front.

Source:
eichstaett.de/sehenswerte/marktplatz-zentrum_der_buerger-5606