Dollnstein () is a municipality in the district of Eichstätt in Bavaria in Germany. The name Dollnstein has its origins in Middle High German "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.

Personalities

Honorary citizen

• Ludwig Körner (1915-2012), Catholic priest

Sons and daughters of the city

• Ludwig Ruff (1878-1934), architect

• Erich Zenger (1939-2010), Ordinarius for the Old Testament at the University of Münster

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

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