Erlenbach am Main

Erlenbach am Main ( officially: Erlenbach a.Main ) is the largest city in the Lower Franconian district of Miltenberg. It is located in the north-west of Bavaria in Miltenberg.

The city is home to one of the two hospitals of the district of Miltenberg and is known for its good wines.

Erlenbach was the youngest city of the Free State of Bavaria 25 years ago.

  • 2.1 Etymology
  • 2.2 Earlier spellings
  • 3.1 religions
  • 3.2 Amalgamations
  • 4.1 City Council
  • 4.2 Mayor
  • 4.3 Town twinning
  • 5.1 theater
  • 5.2 Specialty
  • 5.3 monuments
  • 5.4 freeman
  • 5.5 Sons and daughters of the town
  • 5.6 Connected to Erlenbach

Geography

Geographical Location

Erlenbach is located in Lower Franconia, on the Main Quadrangle near Aschaffenburg.

Boroughs

The municipality Erlenbach am Main has three officially named districts:

  • Erlenbach am Main
  • Mechenhard
  • Dispute

Neighboring communities

Name

Etymology

It has its name from a Erlenbach near flowing, same Erlenbach. Where this runs exactly is not known, as it probably now has a different name. Because Wörth am Main originally Erlenbach said, the eponymous creek can on the other side of the Main are. Today's addition Erlenbach am Main is different from other places of the same name.

Earlier spellings

Earlier spellings of the place from various historical maps and documents:

History

When the region of people were taken into possession, is in the darkness of history. In 1876, four burial mounds from the Bronze Age ( about 1550-1250 BC ) was discovered. 1981 two typical urn graves from the period have been found around 1000-800 BC.

In the first century of our era, the Roman Empire reached to the river Main. The wet limes, the eastern border of the empire, was secured by forts. To evade the Romans relocated the Germanic tribes on the opposite right side of the Main their settlement area to the east. When the Roman Empire collapsed, it would be many years before the Franks 531 penetrated into the Mainland and in turn established settlements.

The first Erlenbacher farms were probably not built until 800-950 AD.

Around the year 1183, Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa the place Erlenbach the " market justice " ( According to legend, this was done out of gratitude, because one would have prevented the Emperor planned stop of Erlenbacher citizens ). The imperial award has been associated with a market and freedom characters visually expressed. It shows a big cross on the top of a rooster stands. At the transom, a sword is one-sided towering one hand, on the other hand, downward, attached. The upward-pointing hand made ​​it clear that the inhabitants of the village Erlenbach were under the special protection of the Emperor and that anyone who had the contravened, expect to be judged by the sword of the ruler.

That in 1953 the market Erlenbach am Main newly granted coat of arms is based on two seals that have been proven in the period from 1722 to 1810 led the village court Erlenbach and their images were equivalent. Both Siegel showed a crowned double-headed eagle holding a sword in his right claw the orb with a cross and in the left claw. About the eagle heads floated a Kurfürstenhut. Below the eagle heads to the letters E and B were ( Erlenbach ).

Religions

In addition to the Catholic churches of St. Peter and Paul, St. Joseph ( settlement ), St. Joseph ( district Mechenhard ), St. Charles Borromeo ( district dispute ) is still the Evangelical Martin Luther Church. Since January 2007, there is the Evangelical Free Church congregation Erlenbach. There is also a mosque for the Islamic community of DİTİB.

Incorporations

The previously independent and agrarian small neighboring communities Mechenhard and strife were incorporated ( dispute ) on 1 January 1976 ( Mechenhard ) and on 1 May 1978.

Frankenhalle

Church of St. Peter and Paul

Vineyards on the banks of the Main

Policy

City ​​council

The City Council consists of 24 members, divided since the local elections of March 2, 2008 are as follows to the parties or lists:

Mayor

First Mayor Michael Berninger (CSU ), the second mayor Helmut Monert (CSU ) and the third mayor Wolfgang Grossmann (CDU since 2012 Independent voters club Erlenbach eV ( UWV) ).

Twinning

Erlenbach am Main has partnerships with the French Saint- Maurice, Val -de- Marne département, the Swiss Erlenbach on Lake Zurich in the canton of Zurich and, since June 2012 with the Swiss Erlenbach im Simmental.

Culture and sights

Theater

Cultural life in Erlenbach has many faces. The renovated Frankenhalle provides the stage for theater, musicals and concerts. Another cultural enrichment is the "Kino - Passage", which is established as a cinema since 1979. Not to mention finally the many festivals and markets that are also part of cultural life.

Specialty

Although probably the Romans brought the vine Main Valley, the wine industry in Erlenbach is occupied until 1000 years later by a deed dated January 2, 1261 for the first time. Erlenbach since 1990, lies at the Franconian Red Wine Hiking Trail.

Monuments

Freeman

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Aloys Schmitt (1788-1866), composer, pianist and music teacher
  • Marlyn Arold (born 1958 ), children 's and teen book author
  • Carsten Schloter (1963-2013), Manager
  • David Sossenheimer (* 1996), volleyball and beach volleyball player

Connected to Erlenbach

  • Kurt Klühspies (* 1952), Handball World Championship

Traffic

The Erlenbach ( Main) railway station is situated on the Main Valley Railway ( Aschaffenburg -Wertheim ). Through the village leads the state road 2309th

Curiosities

Erlenbach The right main page is known as a particularly sandhaltiger ground. It is loose, nutrient-poor and water permeable ground. Therefore they are called the Elsenfelder, Erlenbacher and Röllfelder residents with nickname - Ortsnecknamen " sand bunny ". The inhabitants of Kahl am Main in the district of Aschaffenburg are called " sand bunny ".

Mechenhard The Mechenharder height inhabitants were mocking in the valley, which in turn uzten up there. At the height of living a strong and healthy breed of men, inured to all weathers. Therefore gave them the nickname The surrounding towns - Ortsnecknamen " mountain Indians." Because of their shining in the sun cornfields they still got the Uznamen " Strohköpp ".

To dispute the quality of their land, improve the farmers drive their manure on the fields; there he must then distributed, to be spread. The soldier of farmers must have this done particularly well because the neighboring towns gave them the nickname - Ortsnecknamen " Mistbraater ".

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