Etzean

Etzean City of Oberzent Coordinates: 49 ° 35 ′ 17 ″ N , 8 ° 58 ′ 3 ″ E
Height :	402 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.7 km²
Residents :	142 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	30 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	July 1, 1971
Incorporated into:	Beerfelden
Postal code :	64760
Area code :	06068

Etzean is a district of Oberzent in the Odenwaldkreis in southern Hesse and has around 150 inhabitants.

history

The existence of the place is documented under the name Etzelshan since 1366. By excavations in the years 1959 and 1967 to 1970 showed that Etzean was settled in the 10th century. The iron slag discovered during the archaeological excavations suggests that the inhabitants of the village were forest smiths. A flint blade found during the excavations allows the conclusion that the Etzean area was already walked on in the Neolithic Age .

On July 1, 1971, the previously independent community Etzean 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 Etzean became a separate district of the new town of Oberzent.

Culture and sights

Former Erbach-Fürstenauischer Hof and forester's house, as well as the village fountain with pump houses and a stone cross are recognized as cultural monuments :

Etzean stud

The Etzean stud farm has been in the village since 1969, where thoroughbred horses are bred for horse racing . In 2011 the stud had an area of 120 hectares, 70 broodmares and 120 boxes. In 2019 there are three stallions in the stud .

Web links

Etzean. In: website. City of Oberzent; accessed in March 2019
Etzean, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature about Etzean in the Hessian Bibliography

Individual evidence

↑ Etzean, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ Numbers and dates. In: website. City of Oberzent, accessed March 2019 .
^ 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 ]).
^ 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 .
^ Etzean Stud: Milestones in the 40-year history of the stud
↑ Homepage Etzean Stud

[lagis-1] Etzean, 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] 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 ]).

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

[5] Etzean Stud: Milestones in the 40-year history of the stud

[6] Homepage Etzean Stud