Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt
The Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt was a small ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire. Centered on the town of Eichstätt, it was located in the present-day state of Bavaria, somewhat to the west of Regensburg, to the north of Neuburg an der Donau and Ingolstadt, to the south of Nuremberg, and to the southeast of Ansbach.
Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt, J.B. Homann, c.1717
Eichstätt Cathedral, founded by the first bishop Willibald in 741
Willibaldsburg, residence of the prince-bishops from 1360 until 1725
Hirschberg Castle near Beilngries, secondary residence from 1305
Eichstätt is a town in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district of Eichstätt. It is located on the Altmühl river and has a population of around 13,000. Eichstätt is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Eichstätt.
Eichstätt
Residenzplatz in the centre of Eichstätt
Eichstätt Cathedral - view into the western choir
The Willibaldsburg above Eichstätt