Eggstätt is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany. Eggstätt is situated on a flat ridge (539 m) between a forested, undulating region and the wetland area to the northwest of Lake Chiemsee. The Eggstätt-Hemdorf Lakes District contains 17 smaller and larger lakes surrounding the township. There is evidence of human settlement in the area dating back to the Bronze Age; the name Eggstaett (“Echistat”) was first documented in the year 925 AD.
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