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ERBACH
, a See also:town of See also:Germany, in the See also:grand-duchy of See also:Hesse-See also:Darmstadt, on the Mumling, 22 M
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S.E. of Darmstadt
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It has See also:cloth See also:mills and See also:ivory-turning, for which last See also:branch it possesses a technical school
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See also:Wool and See also:cattle fairs are held twice a See also:year
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Pop
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2800
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The See also:castle contains an interesting collection of weapons and pictures, and in the See also:chapel are the coffins of See also:Einhard, the friend and biographer of See also:Charlemagne, and his wife, Emma
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Erbach has See also:long been the See also:residence of the See also:counts of Erbach, who trace their descent back to the 12th See also:century, and who held the See also:office of cupbearer to the See also:electors See also:palatine of the See also:Rhine until 18o6
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In 1532 the See also:emperor See also: See See also:Simon, See also:Die Geschichte der Dynasten and Grafen zu Erbach (See also:Frankfort, 1858) . |
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