Ebern () is a town in the HaÃÂberge district of Bavaria, Germany. It is situated southwest of Coburg and northwest of Bamberg. Its population is about 8,000. Its mayor is Robert Herrmann.
Ebern is about 1,000 years old and has an intact defensive wall. Its name derives from , the German word for boar.
The borough of Ebern covers an area of within which are 18 villages as well as the town of Ebern itself.
Besides the (castle) of Eyrichshof and the more modest manor house of Fischbach, Ebern has some interesting castle ruins: Bramberg Castle, Rotenhan Castle and Raueneck Castle.
According to legend, one day two hunters were chasing a wild boar. It was finally struck by two spears, one from each of the hunters. They could not decide who threw the spear that killed the boar. The boar finally fell exactly on the border between SeÃÂlach and Ebern, with its head in Ebern, and its body in SeÃÂlach, so they divided it. Hence the town of Ebern is named after the boar, and the municipal flag displays a boar's head.
Ebern is twinned with: