Essenbach

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Essenbach

Total population

11,003

Air quality index

38Good

Elevation388 m

Land area83.6 km²

Coordinates48.61°, 12.22°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Essenbach is a municipality in the district of Landshut, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 9 km northeast of Landshut.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Benedikt Rejt

German architect

Alois Schloder

ice hockey player

Gunther O. Hofmann

German surgeon, biophysicist and professor

Ludwig Feuerbach

German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872)

Duchess Maria Elisabeth in Bavaria

Bavarian-French princess and aristocrat (1784–1849)

G

Gerd Truntschka

German ice hockey player

F

Friedrich Feuerbach

German philosopher (1806-1880)

Tobias Abstreiter

German ice hockey player and coach (born 1970)

Clemens von Podewils-Dürniz

Bavarian politician (1850-1922)

Otto Kissenberth

German flying ace (1893-1919)

H

Hermann Erhardt

German actor

Christian Bindhammer

German rock climber

Josef Deimer

German politician

G

Gustav Nikolaus Tiedemann

German 1848 revolutionary (1808–1849)

Klaus Auhuber

German Olympic ice hockey player (born 1951)

M

Martin Bayerstorfer

German politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bayern

• Grießenbach
  4.2 mi away
• Hörmannsdorf
  7.3 mi away
• Neukreith
  9.9 mi away
• Straßer
  10.9 mi away
• Edlkofen
  12.6 mi away
• Priel
  14.5 mi away
• Wambach
  15.7 mi away
• Geislbach
  17.3 mi away
• Niederambach
  17.4 mi away
• Schweinersdorf
  17.5 mi away
• Sixthaselbach
  17.7 mi away
• Hebrontshausen
  18.2 mi away

Browse all places in Bayern →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Green-veined White

Pieris napi

Seen 2026-06-27

Hornet Mimic Hover Fly

Volucella zonaria

Seen 2026-06-26

White Plume Moth

Pterophorus pentadactyla

Seen 2026-06-24

Pale Oak Beauty

Hypomecis punctinalis

Seen 2026-06-24

Barred Yellow

Cidaria fulvata

Seen 2026-06-24

Scarlet Tiger

Callimorpha dominula

Seen 2026-06-24

Rosy Footman

Miltochrista miniata

Seen 2026-06-24

Silver Sedge

Odontocerum albicorne

Seen 2026-06-24

Latticed Heath

Chiasmia clathrata

Seen 2026-06-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Essenbach, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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