Airlenbach

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Airlenbach
City of Oberzent
Coordinates: 49 ° 35 ′ 20 ″  N , 8 ° 55 ′ 31 ″  E
Height : 363  (335-417)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 8.97 km²
Residents : 316  (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 35 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1971
Incorporated into: Beerfelden
Postal code : 64760
Area code : 06068

Airlenbach is a district of the town of Oberzent in the Odenwald district in southern Hesse .

Geographical location

Airlenbach is located in the Odenwald about 4 km northwest of Beerfelden. The Falkengesäßerbach ( Falkengesäßerbach) , which is still called Airlenbach and drains southwards over the Finkenbach towards the Neckar, arises in the north of the village . The place is a street village along the state road 3120. Airlenbach also includes the small hamlet Liedenbach a little downhill in the Bachtal.

history

The village was first mentioned in a document in 1366. The area had belonged to Lorsch Abbey since 773 . Although it is called Waldhufendorf , the stripe pattern of the parcels typical for this type of settlement is no longer recognizable. In 1939 Airlenbach had 163 inhabitants and belonged to the district of Erbach .

On July 1, 1971, the previously independent community Airlenbach was in the course of administrative reform in Hesse on a voluntary basis in the city Beerfelden incorporated , in turn, with other municipalities formed the city Oberzent on 1 January 2018th Airlenbach became a separate district of the new town of Oberzent.

The place belongs to the parish of Beerfelden.

Culture and sights

Cultural monument

Four buildings are recognized as cultural monuments in the place :

Remnant of the thick oak

Natural monument

At the entrance to the village is the remnant of the approximately 800 year old thick oak .

societies

The SV 1969 Airlenbach offers table tennis and gymnastics . In addition to sporting activities, the association also organizes regular theater performances and the Kerwe in Airlenbach every two years . This has been taking place for a number of years on the sports field, which has been expanded to include a beach volleyball court through association funds .

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. Airlenbach, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. Numbers and dates. In: website. City of Oberzent, accessed March 2019 .
  3. Song Bach, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local lexicon for Hesse (as of February 9, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). Hessian State Office for Historical Cultural Studies (HLGL), accessed on February 25, 2018 .
  4. ^ History of Airlenbach on the city of Beerfelden's website ( memento from July 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 9, 2016
  5. ^ Municipal reform in Hesse: mergers and integrations of municipalities from June 21, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 28 , p. 1117 , item 988; Paragraph 14. ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 5.0 MB ]).
  6. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 358 .
  7. ^ Entry in the directory of monumental oaks . Retrieved January 10, 2017

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