Eschau

Eschau
Coat of arms
Eschau
Location of Eschau within Miltenberg district
Coordinates: 49°49′13″N 9°15′26″E / 49.82028°N 9.25722°E / 49.82028; 9.25722Coordinates: 49°49′13″N 9°15′26″E / 49.82028°N 9.25722°E / 49.82028; 9.25722
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Miltenberg
Government
• Mayor	Michael Günther (SPD)
Area
• Total	38.12 km2 (14.72 sq mi)
Elevation	171 m (561 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	3,778
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	63863
Dialling codes	09374
Vehicle registration	MIL
Website	www.eschau.de

Eschau is a market community in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 3,800.

Eschau lies in the Bavarian Lower Main (Bayerischer Untermain) region. The community is located in the southwestern part of the Mittelgebirge Spessart. The river Elsava, a tributary of the Main, flows through the municipal territory. The main village is located in the valley of the Elsava but the municipality extends into the wooded hills and encompasses the outlying village of Wildensee, located to the east in the valley of the Aubach.

The community has the five Gemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral areas): Eschau, Hobbach, Oberaulenbach, Sommerau and Wildensee.

Eschau has ten Ortsteile: Eschau, Unteraulenbach, Wildenstein, Wildenthal, Hobbach, Oberaulenbach, Sommerau, Schafhof, Wildensee and Hofwildensee.

Eschau borders on (clockwise from the north): Heimbuchenthal, Dammbach, Altenbuch, Stadtprozelten, Dorfprozelten, Collenberg, Mönchberg and Elsenfeld. Except for the former two (Aschaffenburg district) these are all part of the Miltenberg district.

Eschau was an Amt of the Lordship of Wildenstein held by the Counts of Erbach and mediatized by Prince Primate von Dalberg (Principality of Aschaffenburg/Grand Duchy of Frankfurt) in 1806, which in 1814 passed to Austria, and shortly thereafter to the Kingdom of Bavaria.