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'Eberbach' () is a city in Germany, in northern Baden-Württemberg, located 33 km east of Heidelberg. It belongs to the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis.
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Geography
Location
Eberbach lies at the foot of the Katzenbuckel, at 626 m the highest elevation in the Odenwald, in the ''Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald'', on the romantic ''Burgenstraße'' (Castle Road) along the river Neckar.
Boroughs
Eberbach includes the boroughs of Neckarwimmersbach, Brombach, Friedrichsdorf, Lindach, Rockenau, Badisch Igelsbach, Gaimühle, Unterdielbach, Badisch Schöllenbach and Pleutersbach.
The border to Hesse runs through the borough of Igelsbach. Therefore, only the northeast half, called ''Badisch Igelsbach'', of the borough belongs to Eberbach. The southwest half, called ''Hessisch Igelsbach'', belongs to the Hessian municipality of Hirschhorn. The same is true for the borough Schöllenbach. The larger part of Schöllenbach belongs to the municipality of Hesseneck.
History
Eberbach is a former Imperial Free City, founded soon after 1227 – when the castle was first mentioned – by German King Henry VII of the House of Hohenstaufen. After his pledge to the Counts Palatine in 1330, the old Free City belonged to the Palatinate. In 1803 it fell to the Principality of Leiningen, and since 1806 it has belonged to Baden. Until 1924 it was a the seat of the authority office (''Bezirksamts''). In 1977 the city celebrated its 750-year jubilee.
Main sights
The historic old town, which is a pedestrian precinct, with its four well maintained towers, many well-kept half-timbered houses and some city wall remains is a magnet for tourists. Likewise, the Eberbach castle ruins, which stand above the city on one of the mountains in the Odenwald range that surrounds the town, are worthy of sightseeing as part of the string of castles along the river Neckar. Eberbach also lies on the ''Burgenstraße'' (Castle Road), which leads from Mannheim all the way to Prague.
The Ohrsberg is an elevation in Eberbach. It shapes the city and is 229 m high.
Museums
Several museums can be found in Eberbach:
★ ''Heimatmuseum der Stadt Eberbach'' — Museum of Local History for the City of Eberbach
★ ''Küfereimuseum'' — cooperage museum
★ ''Zinnfiguren-Kabinett'' — tin figures
Government
Municipal council
| Party | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| CDU | % | 8 |
| SPD | % | 7 |
| Independent (''Freie Wähler Verein'') | % | 5 |
| Green | % | 2 |
Coat of arms
Description: (source: ''Archiv der Stadt Eberbach'', Dr. Rüdiger Lenz, Archive Head)
Eberbach's coat of arms is heraldically described thus: In argent (white or silver) on lowered wavy fess azure a striding boar sable. This makes the coat of arms a rebus of the city's name – a "canting" coat of arms – since it shows a boar (''Eber'' in German) and a wavy blue line representing a brook (''Bach'' in German). Eberbach's flag is blue and white (or blue and silver). As an Imperial City, Eberbach would have had leave originally to have its arms bear the Imperial eagle. The Imperial eagle was once to be found in the city wall at the upper gate. A photograph taken of it in 1909, along with the armorial stone itself, are today kept in the City Museum, where they may be seen. The current coat of arms has been established to be from a seal impression dating back to 1387. The boar's appearance, however, in today's arms, adopted in 1976, is clearly unlike the original.
Cultural events
The following events are held yearly:
★ ''Apfeltag'' (Apple Day) – mid-October
★ ''Bärlauchtage'' (''Bear Garlic'' Days) - mid-March to mid-April celebrate Ramsons
★ ''Frühlingsfest'' (Spring Festival) - mid-May
★ ''Kuckucksmarkt'' (Cuckoo Market): Eberbach's Cuckoo Market is a folk festival on the last weekend of August. The name traces itself back to an old traditional story. According to the tale, an Eberbacher (from the main town north of the Neckar) in an inn in Neckarwimmersbach (on the south bank) was served a cuckoo, rather than the pigeon that he had ordered. This he then proceeded to consume. The Cuckoo Market is held in Neckarwimmersbach at the "In der Au" sports grounds and in several streets (Schwanheimer Straße, Beckstraße, Neckarbrücke). It was once held on the Neckar's north bank between Pulverturm and Grüner Baum, which is nowadays where the aforesaid Spring Festival is held.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
The 'S 1/2' lines of the S-Bahn RheinNeckar run half-hourly along the Neckar towards Mosbach and Heidelberg/Mannheim. Moreover, regional express trains shuttle along this same right of way two-hourly bound for Mannheim and Heilbronn. Regional trains also run every two hours along the ''Odenwaldbahn'' to Darmstadt and Frankfurt.
Eberbach, unlike most cities of comparable size, maintains its own transport system, the ''Stadtwerke Eberbach'' (SWE). The fleet comprises all together 6 buses which weekdays serve the main routes (Ledigsberg and Eberbach/Nord) from 5:10 to 19:30 half-hourly, and lesser routes irregularly. Saturdays the buses run from 6:30 to 14:50. At the Spring Festival and the Cuckoo Market, special services are laid on. In the latter case, the service runs quite late into the evening to accommodate "marketgoers".
The city transport serves the following routes:
★ 801, 807: Railway station – Ledigsberg
★ 802, 802a, 809: Railway station – Eberbach/Nord
★ 803: Railway station – Rockenau
★ 804: Railway station – Igelsbach
★ 805: Railway station – Holdergrund
★ 806: Hirschhorn – Brombach; this line is run by the Heckmann firm on the SWE's behalf.
Furthermore, the ''Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar'' (VRN) and ''Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund'' (RMV) transport systems serve various regional bus routes.
Eberbach also lies on the well-used ''Bundesstraßen'' (Federal Highways) B37 and B45.
Established enterprises
Eberbach is headquarters to the world's biggest gelatin producer, the DGF Group, the textile machine factory Dilo, the rowboat building yard Empacher and the ticket vending and fare collecting machine manufacturer, Krauth Technology, whose products are sold worldwide. The headquarters of the Neckardraht Group (wire makers) is likewise also found in the city on the Neckar.
Media
★ The ''Eberbacher Zeitung'' is a daily newspaper built on groundwork laid out by the ''Südwest-Presse'', an Ulm newspaper.
★ The ''Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung'' maintains its own local editing in Eberbach and publishes a special Eberbach and area edition (''Eberbacher Nachrichten'').
★ The ''Eberbach-Channel'' (see link below) is an online information service for Eberbach and area.
★ Filling this out are many weekly editions of free newspapers funded through advertising.
Education
★ Steigegrundschule
★ Dr.-Weiß Grund- und Förderschule
★ Hauptschule Eberbach
★ Realschule Eberbach
★ Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium
★ Gewerbeschule Eberbach
Health services
Hospital of the Gesundheitszentren Rhein Neckar GmbH (GRN)
★ Internal medicine
★ Surgery
★ Urology
★ Anaesthesia
★ HNO
★ Gynacology
★ Proctology
★ Short term care
★ Physiotherapy
★ Training for nursing
Notable natives
★ Conrad Beissel, mystic and composer (1690-1768)
★ Rudolf Epp, painter (1834-1910)
Sister cities
★ Thonon-les-Bains, France
★ Ephrata, United States
External links
★ City's official website
★ Eberbach Channel – Online city magazine with current news
★ Pleutersbach webpage
★ Rockenau webpage
★ Castle Road
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