Ehrenbach is a village, first mentioned in 1371, that became in 1971 part of

Idstein Idstein () is a town of about 25,000 inhabitants in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. Because of its well preserved historical Altstadt (Old Town) it is part of the ''Deutsche Fachwerkstraße'' ...

, Hesse, Germany.

Location

It is located southwest of Idstein in the Ehrenbach valley. The

Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes The Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes (german: Obergermanisch-Raetischer Limes), or ORL, is a 550-kilometre-long section of the former external frontier of the Roman Empire between the rivers Rhine and Danube. It runs from Rheinbrohl to Eining on the ...

borders it in the south. The highest point is the Scheid mountain (472 m high=, in the north-west. The district road (''

Kreisstraße A Kreisstraße (literally: "district road" or "county road") is a class of road in Germany. It carries traffic between the towns and villages within a '' Kreis'' or district or between two neighbouring districts. In importance, the ''Kreisstraße ...

'') K 707 connects Ehrenbach with the B 417 in the south-west and Idstein and the

Bundesautobahn 3 is an autobahn in Germany running from the Germany-Netherlands border near Wesel in the northwest to the Germany-Austria border near Passau. Major cities along its total length of 778 km (483 mi) include Oberhausen, Duisburg, Düsse ...

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

. The ''Stadtteil'' became a ''

Ortsbezirk A ''Stadtbezirk'' (also called ''Ortsbezirk'' in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate) is an administrative division in Germany, which is part of a larger city. It is translated as "borough". In Germany, ''Stadtbezirke'' usually only exist in a metropo ...

'' with elected representatives (, headed by the , according to the . Since 1977, Idstein has been part of the

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Rheingau-Taunus is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany. Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis is part of the Darmstadt region; its main administrative seat is Bad Schwalbach. Outposted sections of the local administration are located in Idstein and R ...

. 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 Limes may refer to: * the plural form of lime (disambiguation) * the Latin word for ''limit'' which refers to: ** Limes (Roman Empire) (Latin, singular; plural: ) is a modern term used primarily for the Germanic border defence or delimiting ...

World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

. Türmchen, Ehrenbach, November.jpg, Türmchen Ehrenbach, Zugmantelstraße 19 aufwärts.JPG, Zugmantelstraße Ehrenbach, Alte Schule.JPG, Former school

References

External links

Literatur Ehrenbach
(in German) cbsopac.rz.uni-frankfurt.de {{authority control Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Villages in Hesse Former villages