Elsbach (Erbach)

Elsbach City of Erbach Coordinates: 49 ° 39 ′ 10 ″ N , 8 ° 57 ′ 59 ″ E
Height :	342 (337-367) m above sea level NHN
Area :	3 km²
Residents :	108 (December 31, 2014)
Population density :	36 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1971
Postal code :	64711
Area code :	06062

Elsbach is a district of Erbach in the Hessian Odenwaldkreis .

Elsbach, a former Waldhufendorf lies on the Lauerbach in the red sandstone area, 2 km west of the main town. Through roads do not lead through the village on the edge of the forest.

history

The village was first mentioned in a document in 1095 in the Lorsch Codex . In 1939 the place had 53 inhabitants and belonged to the district of Erbach.

Territorial reform

On December 31, 1971, Elsbach was incorporated into the district town of Erbach as part of the regional reform in Hesse .

Place name

The place name is derived from Eller, a regional name for the alder , i.e. a settlement on a stream overgrown with alders. Elsbach was mentioned under the following names in documents that have survived (the year it was mentioned in brackets):

Alingisbach (1095)
Elingesbach (1232)
Elingsbach (1353)
Ellingspach (1398)
Ellingßpach (1443)
Elnsbach (1720)

traffic

The bus line 32 of the Odenwald-Regional-Gesellschaft (OREG) ensures local public transport .

Web links

Elsbach district. In: Internet presence. City of Erbach; accessed in September 2018
Elsbach, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Elsbach, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of July 30, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ Population statistics . In: website. City of Erbach, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; accessed in May 2016 .
^ 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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 358 .

[lagis-1] Elsbach, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of July 30, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[2] Population statistics . In: website. City of Erbach, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; accessed in May 2016 .

[3] 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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 358 .