Eggstätt is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany.

Eggstätt
Aerial view
Aerial view
Coat of arms of Eggstätt
Location of Eggstätt within Rosenheim district
Chiemsee (municipality)Chiemsee (municipality)ChiemseeAustriaAltötting (district)Ebersberg (district)Erding (district)Miesbach (district)Munich (district)Mühldorf (district)Traunstein (district)RosenheimRotter Forst-SüdRotter Forst-NordAlbachingAmerangAschau im ChiemgauBabenshamBad AiblingBad EndorfBad FeilnbachBernau am ChiemseeBrannenburgBreitbrunn am ChiemseeBruckmühlEdlingEggstättEiselfingFeldkirchen-WesterhamFlintsbachFrasdorfGriesstättGroßkarolinenfeldGstadt am ChiemseeHalfingHöslwangKiefersfeldenKolbermoorNeubeuernNußdorf am InnOberaudorfPfaffingPrien am ChiemseePruttingRamerbergRaublingRiederingRimstingRohrdorfRott am InnSamerbergSchechenSchonstettSöchtenauSoyenStephanskirchenTuntenhausenVogtareuthWasserburg am Inn
Eggstätt is located in Germany
Eggstätt
Eggstätt
Eggstätt is located in Bavaria
Eggstätt
Eggstätt
Coordinates: 47°56′N 12°23′E / 47.933°N 12.383°E / 47.933; 12.383
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictRosenheim
Government
 • Mayor (2023–29) Christoph Kraus[1]
Area
 • Total
24.29 km2 (9.38 sq mi)
Elevation
539 m (1,768 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,941
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
83125
Dialling codes08056
Vehicle registrationRO
Websitewww.eggstaett.de

Eggstätt is situated on a flat ridge (539 m) between a forested, undulating region and the wetland area to the northwest of Lake Chiemsee. The Eggstätt-Hemhof Lakes District contains 17 smaller and larger lakes surrounding the township. There is evidence of human settlement in the area dating back to the Bronze Age; the name Eggstaett (“Echistat”) was first documented in the year 925 AD.

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