Dollnstein is a

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in the district of

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. The name Dollnstein has its origins in

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''"Tollunstein"''.

History

Dollnstein was first mentioned in 1007 as a tiny village named Tollenstein. The castle of Dollnstein was built probably in the mid of the 12th century from the counts ''von Hirschberg''. Since the 13th century the village was a market for the exchange of goods. From 1440 onwards the village was related to Eichstätt and an administration and judicial authority was located in Dollnstein. Dollnstein - Burgzugang.jpg, Entrance of the historic ''Unterburg'' 2017 Dollnstein Markttor.jpg, Market view from south (2017) Blick in die Kirche von Dollnstein im Landkreis Eichstätt.jpg, View into the church Kirche von Dollnstein im Landkreis Eichstätt, Fresko im Chorraum.jpg, Fresco at the choir room Pictures gallery as shown at de.wikipedia 2019/02/10

Personalities

Honorary citizen

* Ludwig Körner (1915-2012), Catholic priest

Sons and daughters of the city

Ludwig Ruff Ludwig Ruff (29 May 187815 August 1934) was an architect during the National Socialist regime in Germany. Born in Dollnstein, he was the father of Franz Ruff, who would later be responsible for completing the Nuremberg Party Congress Hall left un ...

(1878-1934), architect *

Erich Zenger Erich Zenger (July 5, 1939, Dollnstein – April 4, 2010, Münster) was a German Roman Catholic priest and theologian. Ordained in 1964, Zenger studied in Rome, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republ ...

(1939-2010), Ordinarius for the Old Testament at the

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* Gisela Schneeberger (born 1948), cabaret artist and actress

References

Eichstätt (district) {{Eichstättdistrict-geo-stub