Limbach is a town in the
district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in
Baden-Württemberg
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,
Germany
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.
History
The earliest signs of human habitation in the area date to 100-150 AD.
Limbach is first mentioned in the records of the
Benedictine
The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...
abbey at
Amorbach
Amorbach () is a town in the Miltenberg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany, with some 4,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the small river Mud, in the northeastern part of the Odenwald.
...
. The settlement belonged to the abbey in the 11th century, along with five other neighboring villages.
At the beginning of the 14th century, the village was sold to
Eberhard von Erbach, who sold it to the
Archbishop of Mainz
The Elector of Mainz was one of the seven Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire. As both the Archbishop of Mainz and the ruling prince of the Electorate of Mainz, the Elector of Mainz held a powerful position during the Middle Ages. The Archb ...
in 1318.
The castle was destroyed by farmers in 1525.
From 1318 to 1803, the village belonged to the bishopric of Mainz. In 1803, it was given to the princes of
Leiningen in
Baden
Baden (; ) is a historical territory in southern Germany. In earlier times it was considered to be on both sides of the Upper Rhine, but since the Napoleonic Wars, it has been considered only East of the Rhine.
History
The margraves of Ba ...
.
During the middle of the 19th century, there was a famine in the
Odenwald
The Odenwald () is a low mountain range in the Germany, German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
Location
The Odenwald is located between the Upper Rhine Plain with the Bergstraße Route, Bergstraße and the ''Hessisches Ried' ...
, and many of the inhabitants left.
In
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, 71 soldiers from the village were killed, and in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, 278. Since that time, the resettlement of Germans from the east and central Europe has greatly increased the population. In 1950, there were already 898 new settlers.
Demographics
Population development:
References
Official Web site
Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
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