Country Germany Admin. region Tübingen Elevation 529 m (1,736 ft) Area 63.92 km² Local time Sunday 12:09 AM Dialling code 07305 | State Baden-Württemberg District Alb-Donau-Kreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 13,322 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 89155 Administrative region Tübingen | |
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Erbach an der Donau is a town on the Danube River in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Located in the Alb-Donau District, Erbach lies between Ulm and Ehingen an der Donau on the southern edge of the Swabian Jura.
Contents
- Map of Erbach an der Donau Germany
- History
- Politics
- Gemeinderat
- Town twinning
- Infrastructure
- Sights
- Personalities
- References
Map of Erbach an der Donau, Germany
History
Erbach was first mentioned in the Konstanz Tithe Book in 1275 as a parish called Irlebach, although findings dating from the Neolithic Age indicate the area around Erbach was settled earlier. Erbach received town privileges on 1 August 2002.
In 1972 the community Ringingen was incorporated into Erbach. In the course of community reforms in 1974 the communities Bach, Dellmensingen, Donaurieden and Ersingen were also incorporated into Erbach.
Politics
The mayor is elected for a term of eight years. The term of office of Paul Roth ended on November 26, 2010. His successor is Achim Gaus, who was elected on October 24, 2010 in the second round and has taken up his duties on 1 January 2011.
Gemeinderat
The elections on May 25, 2014 led to the following results.
Town twinning
Erbach is twinned with Wolkersdorf im Weinviertel in Austria since 1981 and Thorigny sur Marne in France since 1982.
Infrastructure
Erbach lies on the Bundesstraße 311 between Ulm and Ehingen. It is also located on the Southern Railway (Württemberg) between Ulm and Lindau. Erbach is part of the Danube-Iller Traffic Network, in whose tariff region the South Rail between Ulm and Bad Schussenried belongs to. Erbach has an airfield used by many private pilots from Ulm.
Sights
Erbach is located on the Upper Swabian Baroque Route as well as the Way of St. James. The most prominent sight is the Renaissance Erbach Castle, dating from the early 16th century. The castle was the residence of the Freiherren of Ulm in Erbach. Next to the castle is the Baroque Church of St. Martin from 1767.
Dellmensingen Castle is an early Baroque castle in Dellmensingen.