1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ERBACH, a town of Germany, in the grand-duchy of HesseDarmstadt, on the Mumling, 22m. S.E. of Darmstadt. It has cloth mills and ivory-turning, for which last branch it possesses a technical school. Wool and cattle fairs are held twice a year. Pop. 2800. The castle contains an interesting collection of weapons and pictures, and in the chapel are the coffins of Einhard, the friend and biographer of Charlemagne, and his wife, Emma. Erbach has long been the residence of the counts of Erbach, who trace their descent bac…
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