Erlbach-Kirchberg Explained

Type:Ortsteil
Town:Lugau
Image Coa:Wappen Erlbach-Kirchberg.png
Coordinates:50.7667°N 58°W
State:Sachsen
District:Erzgebirgskreis
Elevation:350
Area:15.88
Population:1673
Stand:2011-12-31
Postal Code:09385
Area Code:037295
Licence:ERZ

Erlbach-Kirchberg is a former municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2013, it is part of the town Lugau.

History

Erlbach was established as a waldhufendorf settlement by Frankish farmers in the 12th century. The first documented mention of the place was in 1486.

Monuments

A monument was erected in Erlbach graveyard in memorial of six unknown concentration camp prisoners who were murdered in the vicinity in March 1945 by SS soldiers on a death march from Auschwitz.

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