Erbach (Odenwald)
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Location of Erbach within Odenwaldkreis district
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| Coordinates: 49°39′30″N 8°59′45″E / 49.65833°N 8.99583°ECoordinates: 49°39′30″N 8°59′45″E / 49.65833°N 8.99583°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
| District | Odenwaldkreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Harald Buschmann (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 62.67 km2 (24.20 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 13,401 | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 64711 | |
| Dialling codes | 06062 | |
| Vehicle registration | ERB | |
| Website | www.erbach.de | |
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Erbach is a town and the district seat of the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of around 13,000.
The town lies in the Mittelgebirge Odenwald at elevations between 200 and 560 m in the valley of the Mümling.
One geological peculiarity is the creek Erdbach’s complete disappearance within Dorf-Erbach’s community area. The Erdbach reappears near Stockheim. There are several places where the Erdbach disappears into the ground.
Erbach borders in the north on the town of Michelstadt, in the east on the market town of Kirchzell (in Miltenberg district in Bavaria), in the south on the community of Hesseneck and the town of Beerfelden and in the west on the community of Mossautal (all three in the Odenwaldkreis). A planned merger with the neighbouring town of Michelstadt was blocked in November 2007 by a referendum (Bürgerentscheid). For the time being, ways are being sought to deepen the two towns’ cooperation, and possibly consider a merger once again in a few years’ time.
Since the amalgamations within the framework of municipal reform in 1972, the district seat of Erbach has been made up of twelve Stadtteile:
The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
Buschmann was reelected in 2012 with 52,7 % of the votes.
The town’s arms might heraldically be described thus: Gules a bend wavy azure, thereon three mullets of six gules.
The wavy bend is taken to be a brook, and the mullets of six (six-pointed stars) were inspired by the arms formerly borne by the princely Counts of Erbach, who were lords of the Odenwald until 1806.
Erbach has partnerships with four towns in Europe:
Harness racing track
Counts’ castle
Odenwaldkreis district council office
Timber-frame houses on the Mümling
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