Elfershausen

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Elfershausen


Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Administrative region	Lower Franconia
District	Bad Kissingen
Population	2988 (6/2005)
Area	34.92 km²
Population density	86 /km²
Elevation	198 m
Coordinates	50°9′ N 9°58′ E
Postal code	97725
Area code	09704
Licence plate code	KG
Mayor	Ludwig Neeb (CSU)
Website	www.elfershausen.de

Elfershausen is a town in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.

Elfershausen is a market town (Markt) or municipality that includes the following towns:

Elfershausen
Engenthal
Langendorf
Machtilshausen
Trimberg

1 History
2 Population
3 Sightseeing
4 Economy
5 Transportation
6 External links
7 References

[edit] History

Adalfrideshusen is first documented in 800 in the records of the monastery at Fulda.

With secularization of the government in 1803, the territory of the present municipality became part of Bavaria. In the Treaty of Pressburg between France and Austria in 1805, the lands of the Bishop of Würzburg were given to Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and he was made Grand Duke of Würzburg, a new state, as a reward for his support of Napoleon. These lands then again became part of Bavaria in 1814 (this time permanently) at the defeat of Napoleon.

In 1971, Trimberg, Engenthal, and Machtilshausen were added to the municipality, followed by Langendorf in 1978.

[edit] Population

Year	Population
1970	2818
1987	2877
2000	3033

[edit] Sightseeing

The Trimburg and the palace of Elfershausen are the most important architectural monuments.

[edit] Economy

As of 1998, there were 572 local businesse, of which 5 were in construction.

As of 1999, there were 71 agricultural businesses in the municipality, with an area of 1430 hectares under cultivation, 1186 ha in fields and 229 ha in pasture.

[edit] Transportation

Elfershausen-Trimberg is served by the Franconian Saaletalbahn, which runs modern diesel cars from the Erfurter Bahn (UnterfrankenShuttle). Every half hour, there is a DBB train to and from Hammelburg.