Elfershausen

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Elfershausen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Elfershausen
Elfershausen (Germany)
Elfershausen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Lower Franconia
District Bad Kissingen
Municipal assoc. Elfershausen
Mayor Ludwig Neeb (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 34.92 km² (13.5 sq mi)
Elevation 198 m  (650 ft)
Population 2,990  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 86 /km² (222 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KG
Postal code 97725
Area code 09704
Website www.elfershausen.de

Coordinates: 50°9′00″N 9°58′00″E / 50.15, 9.966667

Elfershausen is a municipality 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

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[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.

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This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.