Ehrenbach Explained

Type:Ortsteil
Town:Idstein
Ehrenbach
Coordinates:50.2°N 8.2217°W
State:Hesse
Region:Darmstadt
District:Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Elevation:349
Population:300
Population As Of:2021-12-31
Pop Ref:[1]

Ehrenbach is a village, first mentioned in 1371, that became in 1971 part of Idstein, Hesse, Germany.

Location

It is located southwest of Idstein in the Ehrenbach valley. The Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes borders it in the south. The highest point is the Scheid mountain (472 m high=, in the north-west. The district road (Kreisstraße) K 707 connects Ehrenbach with the B 417 in the south-west and Idstein and the Bundesautobahn 3 in the north-east.

History

Ehrenbach was first mentioned in a document in 1371, as Ernbach. A 1475 document (Weistum) of the Auroffer Grund named as ruler of two Ehrenbach. In 1566, the village had twelve households (), and in 1609 ten households.

In 1971, the independent village decided, together with two other settlements, to become part of Idstein.[2] The Stadtteil became a Ortsbezirk with elected representatives (headed by the, according to the .[3] Since 1977, Idstein has been part of the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis. In 2011, the 2011 German census counted 291 inhabitants, 24 of them foreigners (8,2 %), living in 132 households.

Buildings

Ehrenbach features many . The Türmchen, serving as a Protestant church, was restored in 2020. A reconstructed Roman watch tower is part of the Kastell Zugmantel complex of the Limes World Heritage Site.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zahlen-Daten-Fakten . Stadt Idstein . 5 January 2023. de.
  2. Web site: Gemeindegebietsreform in Hessen: Zusammenschlüsse und Eingliederungen von Gemeinden . Der Hessische Minister des Inneren . 21 June 1971 . 5 . Punkt 988; Abs. 17. --> . de.
  3. Web site: Hauptsatzung . §; 5--> . Idstein . 1 February 2019 . de.