Alteglofsheim

Alteglofsheim is a municipality in the district of Regensburg in Bavaria in Germany.

Alteglofsheim
Municipality
Church square with the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk and the Church of Saint Lawrence
Coat of arms
Location of Alteglofsheim within Regensburg district
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Coordinates: 48°55′12″N 12°12′13″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Regensburg
Municipal assoc.	Alteglofsheim
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Herbert Heidingsfelder[1] (FW)
Area
• Total	13.23 km2 (5.11 sq mi)
Elevation	364 m (1,194 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,171
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	93087
Dialling codes	09453
Vehicle registration	R
Website	www.alteglofsheim.de

The village was the site of a famous moonlight cavalry action on the evening of the Battle of Eckmühl on 22 April 1809. South of Alteglofsheim, 32 squadrons of Austrian Empire cavalry were defeated by as many as 60 squadrons belonging to the First French Empire, the Kingdom of Bavaria, and the Kingdom of Württemberg.^[3]