title: Ebermannstadt
text: # Ebermannstadt
  
  Ebermannstadt (German pronunciation: (listen); East Franconian: Ärmaschdood) is a town in the district of Forchheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 10 km northeast of Forchheim and 25 km southeast of Bamberg.
  
  ## Districts
  
  * Breitenbach
  * Ebermannstadt
  * Gasseldorf
  * Niedermirsberg
  * Rüssenbach
  * Neuses-Poxstall
  * Wohlmuthshüll
  * Buckenreuth
  * Moggast
  * Wolkenstein
  * Thosmühle
  * Burggaillenreuth
  * Windischgaillenreuth
  * Eschlipp
  * Kanndorf
  
  ## History
  
  The place on which Ebermannstadt is located today was already named imperial "villa Ebermarstad" in 981. At one point later it became the possession of the Schlüsselberger family. In 1430, the Hussites destroyed the place. Again, Ebermannstadt faced destructions during the Second Margrave War in 1552, the Thirty Years' War and finally in 1796 when the French army passed through the town. Albrecht Dürer stayed in Ebermannstadt in 1515 and painted an oil-painting of the town.
  
  ### Chronology
  
      531 Thuringian foundation, Location of an "Ebermar"
      981 First documented record of "Ebermarestad"; Ebermannstadt was part of St. Peter Monastery in Aschaffenburg
      1194 Record of Thimo and Cunradus de Ebermarstatt
      1200 The new owner of Ebermannstadt were the Schlüsselberg
      1308 Record of a church in Ebermannstadt
      1323 Ebermannstadt became market town during the reign of Louis IV
      1349 Partitioning of the Schlüsselberg possessions
      1390 Ebermannstadt is transferred to the Hochstift Bamberg
      1430 Hussites burn down Ebermannstadt
      1469 Ebermannstadt becomes an independent parish
      1510 Beer war with Pretzfeld for the right to brew
      1552 / 1553 Margrave Albrecht Alcibiades von Brandenburg-Kulmbach army destroys the town during the Second Margrave War
      1633 The Swedish army occupies the town during the Thirty Years' War
      1748 Birth of Friedrich Theiler
      around 1750: Principal Frantz Melchior Freytag writes the "Ebermannstädter Liederhandschrift"
      1756–1763 Quartering of Prussian soldiers during the Seven Years' War
      1772 Birth of Johann Georg Lahner in Gasseldorf
      1796 – 1815 Occupation by the French army during the French Revolutionary Wars
      1803 Secularization, Ebermannstadt becomes part of Bavaria
      1862 Foundation of the county of Ebermannstadt
      1891 Inauguration of the railroad line between Forchheim and Ebermannstadt
      1903 Electricity power station
      1907 District hospital
      1909 Flood
      1915 Opening of the railroad line to Heiligenstadt
      1922 Opening of the railroad line Gasseldorf – Muggendorf (later extended to Behringersmühle)
      1922 – 1923 Construction of the water conduit
      1939 Annexation of Breitenbach
      1941 Feuerstein Castle was used as laboratory for high frequency engineering
      1945 Local elections in Wohlmuthshüll
      1952 Airport for gliders
      1954 Construction of a Realschule
      1960 Suspension of passenger traffic on the train line to Heiligenstadt
      1961 Protestant Emmaus Church
      1965 Outdoor swimming-pool
      1970 Twin-city Chantonnay; flood
      1970 – 1974 Construction of the Gymnasium Fränkische Schweiz (high school)
      1971 Annexation of Gasseldorf and Niedermirsberg, Rüssenbach and Neuses-Poxstall
      1972 Dissolution of the county of Ebermannstadt, Annexation of Wohlmuthshüll and Buckenreuth
      1976 Suspension of train traffic between Ebermannstadt and Behringersmühle
      1978 Annexation of Eschlipp and Kanndorf, Formation of the administrative collectivity Ebermannstadt
      1979 Landslide near Eschlipp
      1981 Ceremony "One Thousand Years of Ebermannstadt"; Inception of scheduled train traffic of the steam railroad as a tourist attraction
      1994 Elevation to "Possible Middle Center"
      1999 Observatory Feuerstein
  
  ## Tourism
  
  Ebermannstadt is a state-approved resort town with an open-air swimming pool, campground in the district of Rothenbühl, golf course in the district of Kanndorf and a sport airfield on top of the Feuerstein.
  
  During clear nights, there are guided tours at the Observatory Feuerstein. Thanks to the excellent conditions, it is possible to get a very good view of the universe.
  
  ## Sights
  
  ### Buildings
  
  The most important sacred buildings of the town are the Maria Chapel and the neoroman Nicholas Church. Old Franconian timbered buildings are located near the market place with Maria Well. Landmark of the town is the scoop wheel from 1606 on the Wiesent. Feuerstein Castle, which was built only in 1941 in the style of Franconian castles, stands out above the town.
  
  ## Economy
  
  The largest companies in Ebermannstadt are
  
  * Kennametal
  * Vierling
  
  ## Personalities
  
  * Kurt Albert (1954–2010) teacher, climber, photographer
  