Steinbach (Michelstadt)

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Steinbach
City of Michelstadt
Coat of arms of Steinbach
Coordinates: 49 ° 41 ′ 13 ″  N , 8 ° 59 ′ 50 ″  E
Height : 215 m above sea level NHN
Area : 7.41 km²
Residents : 2086  (July 1, 2017)
Population density : 282 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : August 1, 1972
Postal code : 64720
Area code : 06061
The Einhardsbasilika, the landmark of Steinbach
Fürstenau Castle
Schloßstraße with a fountain
Listed half-timbered day laborer's house in Einhardstrasse

Steinbach is a district of Michelstadt in the Odenwaldkreis in southern Hesse . The place is known nationwide for the Einhards basilica located here .

history

The oldest surviving documentary mention as Steinbach in the Lorsch Codex dates from 1095. It attests to the possession of a hat in the Cella Michelstadt .

The place was already settled in Roman times. In the early Middle Ages there was probably a homestead here, in the place of which Einhard had a new structural complex built with a basilica completed in 827 . The castle, known today as Schloss Fürstenau , was first mentioned here in 1310 . The village developed around the castle and basilica.

Incorporations

From October 1, 1936, the north-bordering community of Asselbrunn was incorporated into Steinbach. On August 1, 1972, Steinbach was incorporated into the city of Michelstadt as part of the regional reform in Hesse . As for every district of Michelstädter, a local district with a local advisory council and a local mayor was established.

Population development

year population
1623 152
1829 1012
1939 1367
1961 1889
1970 1904
2012 2096
2017 2086

Transport and infrastructure

Steinbach is located on Bundesstrasse 47 , Nibelungenstrasse, which leads from Worms via Bensheim and Lindenfels in the west to the neighboring city of Michelstadt in the east. The Michelstadt train station of the Odenwaldbahn is about 500 meters from the town center. The airfield of the Michelstadt airfield is located in the south of the Steinbacher district.

Web links

Commons : Steinbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Steinbach, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of July 22, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ Numbers and facts. Economic data. In: website. City of Michelstadt, accessed August 2020 .
  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 , accessed on June 11, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the district of Erbach (GVBl. II 330–16) of July 11, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 224 , § 4 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
  5. ^ 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. 359 .