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Erbach is the Name of several towns in Germany.
Erbach im Odenwald is a town of the Odenwaldkreis district in the federal state of Hesse in central Germany. It has a population of about 25,000. By some estimations, it produces the best beer in Germany. Visitors are encouraged to visit cental Erbach, and, in paticular, the "Brauhaus" and the "Erbacher Schloss". The Odenwaldkreis is a Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hesse is also the name of the German writer Hermann Hesse, as well as the German mathematician Otto Hesse. ...
Erbach an der Donau is a nice town in the German state Baden-Württemberg. Near Ulm.
Like other palace towns in the region (Schwetzingen, for example), Erbach's palace (or Schloss) was the center of attention, and the markets and local government buildings built up in a concentration around it, all decorated lavishly with flowers and gardens.
For Erbach, their checkpoint was palace yard, where the crowd gathered to watch and listen to an announcer give information about the car.
Erbach and Michelstadt are probably best done together as a full day trip to the Odenwald, each are unique enough that neither should be skipped.
The castle contains an interesting collection of weapons and pictures, and in the chapel are the coffins of Einhard, the friend and biographer of Charlemagne, and his wife, Emma.
Erbach has long been the residence of the counts of Erbach, who trace their descent back to the 12th century, and who held the office of cupbearer to the electors palatine of the Rhine until 1806.
In 1532 the emperor Charles V. made the county a direct fief of the Empire, on account of the services rendered by Count Eberhard during the Peasants War.
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