Ebern

Ebern
Coat of arms of Ebern Coat of arms
Ebern
Location of Ebern within Haßberge district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Haßberge
Municipal assoc.	Ebern
Government
• Mayor	Jürgen Hennemann
Area
• Total	95.02 km2 (36.69 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	7,212
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	96106
Dialling codes	09531
Vehicle registration	HAS (bis 1972 EBN from 2014 EBN or HAS)
Website	www.ebern.de

Ebern is a town in the Haßberge district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 22 km southwest of Coburg and 23 km northwest of Bamberg.

The population of Ebern is about 8,000 people. Its mayor is Robert Herrmann.
Ebern is about 1,000 years old. It has an intact defensive wall. Ebern was named after a boar ("Eber" in German).

Villages of Ebern

The borough of Ebern covers an area of 95 square kilometres (37 sq mi) within which are 18 villages as well as the town of Ebern itself.

Albersdorf Bischwind a. Raueneck Bramberg Brünn Eichelberg

Eyrichshof with Rotenhan, Kurzewind and Siegelfeld Fierst Fischbach Frickendorf Heubach

Höchstädten Jesserndorf Neuses a. Raueneck Reutersbrunn Ruppach Unterpreppach

Vorbach Weißenbrunn with Gemünd and Welkendorf

Besides the beautiful schloss of Eyrichshof and the more modest manor house of Fischbach, Ebern has some interesting castle ruins: Bramberg Castle, Rotenhan Castle and Raueneck Castle.

Founding legend

According to legend, one day two hunters were chasing a wild boar. It was finally struck by two spears, one from each of the hunters. They could not decide who threw the spear that killed the boar. The boar finally fell exactly on the border between Seßlach and Ebern, with its head in Ebern, and its body in Seßlach, so they divided it. Hence the town of Ebern is named after the boar, and the municipal flag displays a boar's head.

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  Schloss Eyrichshof

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  Ruins of Rauheneck Castle

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  Ruins of Rotenhan

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  Ruins of Bramberg Castle