Erlach is a small village located in

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

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. It is in Upper Franconia, in the

Bamberg district Bamberg () is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds but does not include the town of Bamberg. The district is bounded by the districts of (from the north and clockwise) Lichtenfels, Bayreuth, Forchheim, Erlangen-Höchstad ...

. Erlach is a constituent community of Hirschaid. In 2019, the village had a population of 445.

Geography

Erlach lies about 12 kilometers south of

Bamberg Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby ' castle. C ...

. A stream called the

Reiche Ebrach Reiche Ebrach is a river of Bavaria, Germany. It flows into the Regnitz near Hirschaid. See also *List of rivers of Bavaria A list of rivers of Bavaria, Germany: A * Aalbach * Abens * Ach * Afferbach *Affinger Bach *Ailsbach * Aisch * Aiterac ...

flows through the village. The Rhine–Main–Danube Canal is east of the village.Google Maps
Accessed September 24, 2010.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1062 as ''Sconen erlaha'' ("the beautiful Erlach").Markt Hirschaid - The History of Erlach
Erlach had a monastery in the

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named the "Kloster Schlüsselau." Today there is a small church, consecrated in 1954, with a cemetery attached to it. A school was built in 1918, but it is no longer used today. The village also has one of the oldest mills in the region.

Culture

There are several community organizations based in Erlach, including: * "1. FC Eintracht Erlach e. V.": Sports club Markt Hirschaid Organizations Databank - Search Result
Accessed September 24, 2010. * "Bayerischer Bauernverband": Bavarian farmers' association * "Freiwillige Feuerwehr Erlach": Volunteer fire department * "Jagdgenossenschaft Erlach": Hunting organization * "Obst- und Gartenbauverein Erlach e.V.": Fruit and horticulture club * "Ortskulturring Erlach": Local culture club * "Soldatenkameradschaft Erlach": Veteran's group * "Verein 'Gemütlichkeit' Erlach": Local culture club

References

External links

* Reiche Ebrach (German Wikipedia) {{authority control Villages in Bavaria Bamberg (district)