Erlenbach am Main
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Erlenbach am Main is the biggest town in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It harbours one of the Miltenberg district’s two hospitals, and is well known for its good wine. Erlenbach was until 25 years ago Bavaria’s newest town.GeographyLocationErlenbach lies in Lower Franconia in Bavaria’s northwest, at the Mainviereck, near Aschaffenburg.Constituent communitiesThe formerly self-administering neighbouring communities of Mechenhard and Streit wer amalgamated with Erlenbach in 1976 and 1978 respectively.HistoryWhen human beings first took ownership of the region is a matter shrouded in the mists of time. In 1876, four barrows from the Bronze Age (roughly 1550–1250 BC) were discovered. In 1981, two typical Urnfield culture graves from the time about 1000–800 BC were found.In the first century AD, the Roman Empire reached all the way to the Main. This watery stretch of the Limes Germanicus was enforced with castra. To avoid the Romans, the Germanic peoples moved their settlements to the other side of the Main, the east side, or right bank. After the Roman Empire fell, it would still be many years before the Franks thrust into the Main region in 531 and founded settlements of their own.
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