Engelthal
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Location of Engelthal within Nürnberger Land district
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| 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 |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Middle Franconia |
| District | Nürnberger Land |
| Municipal assoc. | Henfenfeld |
| Local subdivisions | 6 Gemeindeteile |
| Mayor | Günther Rögner (CSU) |
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| Area | 13.63 km2 (5.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 372 m (1221 ft) |
| Population | 1,126 (31 December 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 83 /km2 (214 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | LAU |
| Postal code | 91238 |
| Area code | 09158 |
| 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). 31 December 2011.
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