Ernsbach (Erbach)

Ernsbach City of Erbach Coordinates: 49 ° 39 ′ 47 " N , 9 ° 3 ′ 21" E
Height :	362 m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.04 km²
Residents :	88 (December 31, 2014)
Population density :	17 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1968
Incorporated into:	Ernsbach-Erbuch
Postal code :	64711
Area code :	06061 ( Michelstadt )

Ernsbach is a district of Erbach in the Odenwaldkreis in southern Hesse , which together with the neighboring town of Erbuch forms the Erbach district of Ernsbach-Erbuch .

Geographical location

The place is east of Erbach in the extension of the Dreiseental am Ernsbach , the actual origin of the Erdbach , a little off the federal highway 47 .

history

The first documentary mention was made on October 27, 1095 in the Lorsch Codex . On this date Abbot Anshelm von Lorsch renewed the rights of his Michlinstat (Steinbach) monastery with possessions, including Erichesbüch . The wording of the name changed several times, in 1653 it was called Ernstbach , from 1720 Ernsbach .

The old school house was inaugurated in 1954 but was not used for long. The extinguishing water pond was created in 1964 in the manner of a swimming pool. On January 1, 1968, the communities of Ernsbach and Erbuch merged to form the community of Ernsbach-Erbuch . On the occasion of the regional reform in Hesse , this new formation voluntarily joined the city of Erbach on December 31, 1971. Ernsbach, together with the neighboring town of Erbuch, forms a local district with a local advisory board and local councilor . They also have the volunteer fire brigade in common.

Culture

There are two clubs in Ernsbach: The volunteer fire brigade "Ernsbach-Erbuch" founded in 1964 and the Kerbeverein founded in 2006. Annually recurring festive events are the fire brigade festival, the street festival "Am Stutz" and the curb .

economy

A large dairy farmer, a garden design company and a company specializing in motorcycle spare parts are located in Ernsbach. The first rotary milking parlor in the Odenwald was put into operation in Ernsbach .

traffic

From the federal road 47 , the district road K 44 leads east down to Ernsbach and ends here.

Personalities

The farmer Heinrich List (1882–1942) hid a Michelstädter Jew named Ferdinand Strauss out of friendship during the National Socialist dictatorship. He was denounced, arrested and killed in 1942 in the Dachau concentration camp . For his upright work, he and his wife Marie List were honored as Righteous Among the Nations .

Web links

Ernsbach district. In: Internet presence. City of Erbach; accessed in September 2018
Ernsbach, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature on Ernsbach in the Hessian Bibliography

Individual evidence

↑ Ernsbach, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of July 8, 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 .
↑ Minst, Karl Josef [transl.]: Lorscher Codex (Volume 1), Certificate 141, October 27, 1095 - Reg. 3628. In: Heidelberger historical stocks - digital. Heidelberg University Library, p. 194 ff. , Accessed on January 25, 2018 .
^ 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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 358 .

[lagis-1] Ernsbach, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of July 8, 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] Minst, Karl Josef [transl.]: Lorscher Codex (Volume 1), Certificate 141, October 27, 1095 - Reg. 3628. In: Heidelberger historical stocks - digital. Heidelberg University Library, p. 194 ff. , Accessed on January 25, 2018 .

[4] 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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 358 .