Erbach Palace is a palace in Erbach im Odenwald

Erbach im Odenwald

-Location:The town lies in the Odenwald at elevations between 200 and 560 m in the valley of the Mümling.-Neighbouring communities:Erbach borders in the north on the town of Michelstadt, in the east on the market town of Kirchzell , in the south on the community of Hesseneck and the town of...

 and the seat of the Count of Erbach. It was originally built in the middle ages, but most of the buildings today date back to the early 18th century. The palace houses the extensive antique collection of Count Francis I (Erbach-Erbach)

Francis I (Erbach-Erbach)

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History

The oldest historical record about the building was from the 12th century. The rulers of Erbach, probably Count Gerhard I, built the first castle in the 13th century. Between 1500 and 1530, the castle was rebuilt in the Renaissance style.

Literature

• Magnus Backes: Hessen – Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. 2. Aufl. 1982, S. 207f.
• Wolfram Becher: Michelstadt und Erbach - zwei romantische Städte im Odenwald. Hermann Emig. Amorbach 1980.
• Klaus Fittschen: Katalog der antiken Skulpturen in Schloss Erbach = Archäologische Forschungen 3. Berlin 1977.

External links

• Homepage Schloss Erbach
• Description on DenkXweb.denkmalpflege-hessen.de