Ebersdorf bei Coburg

Ebersdorf b.Coburg
Protestant church
Location of Ebersdorf b.Coburg within Coburg district
Ebersdorf b.Coburg
Ebersdorf b.Coburg
Coordinates: 50°13′12″N 11°04′14″E / 50.22000°N 11.07056°E / 50.22000; 11.07056
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictCoburg
Subdivisions6 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Bernd Reisenweber[1]
Area
 • Total
26.50 km2 (10.23 sq mi)
Elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
6,119
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
96237
Dialling codes09562
Vehicle registrationCO
Websitewww.ebersdorf.de

Ebersdorf bei Coburg is a municipality in the district of Coburg in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

Location

Ebersdorf lies on the upper course of the river Füllbach, a tributary of the Itz, and at the northern edge of the Lichtenfels Forest (Lichtenfelser Forst).

Villages

The municipality of Ebersdorf bei Coburg consists of six villages. The eponymous village of Ebersdorf and Frohnlach in the south of the municipality have grown together. Großgarnstadt is the central village (and parish village) in the north. Other villages are Oberfüllbach, Kleingarnstadt and Friesendorf.

The largest employer in Ebersdorf, with around 800 employees, is Schumacher Packaging, which manufactures corrugated cardboard.

Transport

Ebersdorf can be reached by car via motorway A 73 Suhl-Coburg-Nuremberg. Ebersdorf has a station at Eisenach–Lichtenfels railway. The Steinach Valley Railway from Ebersdorf to Neustadt bei Coburg has first been disrupted by the Inner German Border and was later lifted in 2000.

References

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.