Eckental

Eckental
Municipality
Hotel Weißer Löwe in Eschenau
Coat of arms
Location of Eckental within Erlangen-Höchstadt district
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Coordinates: 49°34′N 11°15′E / 49.567°N 11.250°E / 49.567; 11.250
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Mittelfranken
District	Erlangen-Höchstadt
Subdivisions	17 districts
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Ilse Dölle[1]
Area
• Total	29.71 km2 (11.47 sq mi)
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	14,705
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	90542
Dialling codes	09126, 09192
Vehicle registration	ERH, HÖS
Website	www.eckental-mfr.de

Eckental is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It is 14 km east of Erlangen, and 16 km northeast of Nuremberg. It contains 17 districts: Benzendorf, Brand, Brandermühle, Büg, Ebach, Eckenhaid, Eckenmühle, Eschenau, Forth, Frohnhof, Herpersdorf, Illhof, Marquardsburg, Mausgesees, Oberschöllenbach, Oedhof, and Unterschöllenbach.

• Ambazac (France), since 1987
• Hőgyész (Hungary), since 1990

• Official Website Archived 2021-12-27 at the Wayback Machine