Erzhausen

Erzhausen is a village in southern Hesse, Germany. It is part of the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg. It has about 7.500 inhabitants. Wixhausen, a borough of the City of Darmstadt, is just South of Erzhausen.HistorySettlement in the area dates back to about 1500 B.C., as shown by several cairn burial sites found some kilometres west of the town.The settlement itself is mentioned in documents from 900 A.D. onward under various names like 'Erardishusen', 'Erhartzhausen', 'Ebrichshusen' or 'Erndeshusen'. The oldest document of the Lorsch codex names it as 'Erhartshausen' ('Houses of Erhart').After remaining a mostly unimportant farming village until the early 20th century, it grew strongly after the railway line from Frankfurt to Darmstadt was built several kilometers to the east of it. The habitation spread out towards it, and workers employed in the nearby cities (which could now be reached a lot easier) settled here.Today, it is still mostly a residential village, with some commerce and office activities. There is a small seminary of the German Pentecostalism BFP movement situated in the town, Bible School Beröa also called Theologisches Seminar Beröa .Historic names 10. century: Erhardeshusen about 1200: Erhardeshusen about 1250: Erharteshusen 1264: Erardishusen 1273: Erharthusen 1273: in villa Erharthusen 1282: Eradeshusen 1282: Erndeshusen; Ebrathshusen 1331: Erarshusen 1331: Irtzhusen 1413: Ebrichshusen; Erarthusen 1413: Ehartzhusen 1440: Eretzhusen 1446: Erhartzhusen 15. century: Erczhussen 1451: Erhartshusen 1452: Erhartshusen 1453: Erhartshusen 1454: Erhartßhussen 1454: Erhartßhußen 1497: Ertzhusen 1506: Erhartzhausen 1526: Ertzhusen 1541: Erhartshaussen 1549: Erhartshausen 1576: Ertzhaussen 1579: Ertzhausen today: Erzhausen