Erlbach-Kirchberg

Erlbach-Kirchberg
Ortsteil of Lugau
Coat of arms
Erlbach-Kirchberg
Coordinates: 50°46′N 12°46′E / 50.767°N 12.767°E / 50.767; 12.767Coordinates: 50°46′N 12°46′E / 50.767°N 12.767°E / 50.767; 12.767
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Erzgebirgskreis
Town	Lugau
Area
• Total	15.88 km2 (6.13 sq mi)
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population (2011-12-31)
• Total	1,673
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	09385
Dialling codes	037295
Vehicle registration	ERZ

Erlbach-Kirchberg is a former municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2013, it is part of the town Lugau.

History

Erlbach was established as a waldhufendorf settlement by Frankish farmers in the 12th century. The first documented mention of the place was in 1486.

Monuments

A monument was erected in Erlbach graveyard in memorial of six unknown concentration camp prisoners who were murdered in the vicinity in March 1945 by SS soldiers on a death march from Auschwitz.

Gallery

• 
  Erlbach church
• 
  Kirchberg church

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erlbach-Kirchberg.

• Offizielle Website der Gemeinde
• Website der Kirchgemeinden Erlbach-Kirchberg, Leukersdorf und Ursprung
• Erlbach-Kirchberg in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)

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