Ebern () is a town in the Haßberge district of Bavaria, Germany. It is situated southwest of Coburg and northwest of

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. Its population is about 8,000. Its mayor is Robert Herrmann. Ebern is about 1,000 years old and has an intact defensive wall. Its name derives from , the German word for boar.

Villages of Ebern

The borough of Ebern covers an area of within which are 18 villages as well as the town of Ebern itself. Besides the (castle) of Eyrichshof and the more modest manor house of Fischbach, Ebern has some interesting castle ruins: Bramberg Castle,

Rotenhan Castle Rotenhan Castle (german: Burg Rotenhan) is a castle ruin about two kilometres north of the village of Eyrichshof in Lower Franconia in the south German state of Bavaria. Eyrichshof lies within the borough of Ebern in the district of Haßberge. ...

and Raueneck Castle.

Founding legend

According to legend, one day two

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s 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 Seßlach () is a town in the district of Coburg, in northern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 12 km southwest of Coburg and has a population close to 4,000. Seßlach is notable for its largely intact medieval town wall and overall historic a ...

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

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displays a boar's

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Sons and daughters of the town

* Johann Georg Meusel (1743-1820), historian,

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and

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(1944-1977), a founding member of the Red Army Faction Image: Eyrichshof Schloss 5311410.jpg, Schloss Eyrichshof Image:Burg Rauheneck Palas.jpg, Ruins of Rauheneck Castle Image:Burg Rotenhan 5.jpg, Ruins of Rotenhan Image:Burg Bramberg Haupt.jpg, Ruins of Bramberg Castle

References

{{Authority control Haßberge (district)