Michelstadt

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Michelstadt is a town in the state of Hessen, Germany, in the district Odenwaldkreis. It is the former seat of the Counts of Erbach-Fuerstenauand before them the seat of Einhardt, the secretary of Karl dem Großen.

Michelstadt is noted as a center of ivory carving. Its town hall, which also is a medieval weighing house, is over 500 years old, and is one of the most frequently photographed buildings in Hessen.


Coordinates: 49°40′N 9°00′E