Country Germany Admin. region Unterfranken Municipal assoc. Elfershausen Area 34.92 km² Local time Thursday 2:38 AM Dialling code 09704 | State Bavaria District Bad Kissingen Elevation 198 m (650 ft) Population 2,917 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 97725 Administrative region Lower Franconia | |
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Elfershausen is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.
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Map of 97725 Elfershausen, Germany
Elfershausen is a market town (Markt) or municipality that includes the following towns:
History
Adalfrideshusen is first documented in 800 in the records of the monastery at Fulda.
With secularization of the government in 1803, the territory of the present municipality became part of Bavaria. In the Treaty of Pressburg between France and Austria in 1805, the lands of the Bishop of Würzburg were given to Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and he was made Grand Duke of Würzburg, a new state, as a reward for his support of Napoleon. These lands then again became part of Bavaria in 1814 (this time permanently) at the defeat of Napoleon.
In 1971, Trimberg, Engenthal, and Machtilshausen were added to the municipality, followed by Langendorf in 1978.
Sightseeing
The Trimburg and the palace of Elfershausen are the most important architectural monuments.
Economy
In 1998, there were 572 local businesse, of which 5 were in construction.
In 1999, there were 71 agricultural businesses in the municipality, with an area of 1430 hectares under cultivation, 1186 ha in fields and 229 ha in pasture.
Transportation
Elfershausen-Trimberg is served by the Franconian Saaletalbahn, which runs modern diesel cars from the Erfurter Bahn (UnterfrankenShuttle). Every half-hour, there is a DBB train to and from Hammelburg.