Eschers

Eschers is a deserted area in the Elm district of the town of Schlüchtern in the Main-Kinzig district in Hesse .

Geographical location

The desert is at a height of 360 m above sea ​​level , about 2.5 km east of Elm. The Escherer district lies east of Brandenstein Castle in the direction of Vollmerz . The exact location is not known. It is believed to be in the area of ​​the Escherberg.

history

The village was in the office of Brandenstein of the rule and later county of Hanau . It was referred to as a desert as early as 1431 and has been a field name since 1596 .

Historical forms of names

In documents that have survived, Eschers was mentioned under the following names (the year it was mentioned in brackets):

• Escheriches (1289)
• Mesrichs (1417)
• Escherichs (1430)
• Escherich (1431)

literature

• Georg Landau: Historical-topographical description of the desert towns in the Electorate of Hesse . Kassel 1858, pp. 364-365.
• Heinrich Reimer: Historical local dictionary for Kurhessen . Marburg 1926., p. 130.

Web links

• Eschers (desert), Main-Kinzig district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

1. ↑  (LAGIS)

Coordinates: 50 ° 20 ′ 42.9 ″  N , 9 ° 34 ′ 48.9 ″  E