Eggenfelden
Encyclopedia
Eggenfelden is a town in the Rottal-Inn
district, in Bavaria
, Germany
. It is situated on the river Rott
, 55 km south of Straubing
and 55 km southwest of Passau
.
Rottal-Inn
Rottal-Inn is a Kreis in the southeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Altötting, Mühldorf, Landshut, Dingolfing-Landau and Passau...
district, in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated on the river Rott
Rott River
The Rott is a 109 km long river in Bavaria, Germany, left tributary of the Inn. Its source is in the municipality Wurmsham in Lower Bavaria, between Landshut and Waldkraiburg. It flows east through a rural area with small towns, including Neumarkt-Sankt Veit, Eggenfelden, Pfarrkirchen and...
, 55 km south of Straubing
Straubing
Straubing is an independent city in Lower Bavaria, southern Germany. It is seat of the district of Straubing-Bogen. Annually in August the Gäubodenvolksfest, the second largest fair in Bavaria, is held....
and 55 km southwest of Passau
Passau
Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....
.
Notable people
- The ski mountaineer Konrad LexKonrad LexKonrad Lex is a German ski mountaineer. He is a member of the DAV section Gangkofen and of the national team.- Selected results :* 2005:** 9th, Dammkarwurm* 2006:** 7th, German Championship single...
is born in Eggenfelden. - The German pop-singer and actor Daniel KüblböckDaniel KüblböckDaniel Küblböck is a German pop-singer and actor who achieved short-lived celebrity in 2003, in the media-circus that surrounded the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar , the German version of Pop Idol, in which he came third...
who achieved short-lived celebrity in 2003, in the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS), the German version of Pop Idol, in which he came third, was born outside of Eggenfelden and lived here until his breakthrough.