Erlenbach bei Marktheidenfeld

Erlenbach bei Marktheidenfeld is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Marktheidenfeld. It has given itself the title Weinort mit Herz – Wine Town with Heart.GeographyLocationThe community lies on Bundesstraße 8 between Würzburg und Aschaffenburg.Constituent communitiesBesides Erlenbach itself, the outlying centre of Tiefenthal also belongs to the community.HistoryAs part of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, Erlenbach was in Bavaria’s favour secularized in 1803 and passed under the Peace of Pressburg to Archduke Ferdinand of Tuscany to form the Grand Duchy of Würzburg, whence it passed back to Bavaria in 1814. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, the current community came into being with the Gemeindeedikt of 1818.Population developmentWithin town limits, 1,875 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 2,074 in 1987 and in 2000 2,347.PoliticsThe mayor is Georg Neubauer . Municipal taxes in 1999 amounted to €1,078,000, of which net business taxes amounted to €132,000.Community councilSeat apportionment after municipal election in 2008: CSU: 5 FWG-SPD: 6 Bürgergemeinschaft Tiefenthal: 3