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Find sources: "Eschau" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Municipality in Bavaria, Germany Eschau Municipality Coat of arms Location of Eschau within Miltenberg district Location of Eschau Eschau Show map of Germany Eschau Show map of Bavaria Coordinates: 49°49′13″N 9°15′26″E / 49.82028°N 9.25722°E / 49.82028; 9.25722 Country Germany State Bavaria Admin. region Unterfranken District Miltenberg Subdivisions 4 Ortsteile Government • Mayor (2020–26) Gerhard Rüth[1] (CSU) Area • Total 38.11 km2 (14.71 sq mi) Elevation 171 m (561 ft) Population (2024-12-31)[2] • Total 3,915 • Density 102.7/km2 (266.1/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Postal codes 63863 Dialling codes 09374 Vehicle registration MIL Website www.eschau.de **Eschau** (German pronunciation: [\[ˈɛʃaʊ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German)) is a [market municipality](/source/Market_town) in the [Miltenberg district](/source/Miltenberg_(district)) in the *[Regierungsbezirk](/source/Regierungsbezirk)* of [Lower Franconia](/source/Lower_Franconia) (*Unterfranken*) in [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria), [Germany](/source/Germany). It has a population of around 3,800. ## Geography ### Location Eschau lies in the Bavarian Lower Main (*Bayerischer Untermain*) region. The community is located in the southwestern part of the *[Mittelgebirge](/source/Mittelgebirge)* [Spessart](/source/Spessart). The river [Elsava](/source/Elsava), a tributary of the [Main](/source/Main_(river)), flows through the municipal territory. The main village is located in the valley of the Elsava but the municipality extends into the wooded hills and encompasses the outlying village of Wildensee, located to the east in the valley of the [Aubach](/source/Aubach_(Elsava)). ### Subdivisions The community has the five *Gemarkungen* (traditional rural cadastral areas): Eschau, Hobbach, Oberaulenbach, Sommerau and Wildensee. Eschau has ten *[Ortsteile](/source/Ortsteil)*: Eschau, Unteraulenbach, Wildenstein, Wildenthal, Hobbach, Oberaulenbach, Sommerau, Schafhof, Wildensee and Hofwildensee. ### Neighbouring communities Eschau borders on (clockwise from the north): [Heimbuchenthal](/source/Heimbuchenthal), [Dammbach](/source/Dammbach), [Altenbuch](/source/Altenbuch), [Stadtprozelten](/source/Stadtprozelten), [Dorfprozelten](/source/Dorfprozelten), [Collenberg](/source/Collenberg), [Mönchberg](/source/M%C3%B6nchberg) and [Elsenfeld](/source/Elsenfeld). Except for the former two (Aschaffenburg district) these are all part of the Miltenberg district. ## History Eschau was an *[Amt](/source/Amt_(country_subdivision))* of the Lordship of Wildenstein held by the Counts of Erbach and mediatized by [Prince Primate](/source/Prince_primate) [von Dalberg](/source/Karl_Theodor_Anton_Maria_von_Dalberg) ([Principality of Aschaffenburg](/source/Principality_of_Aschaffenburg)/[Grand Duchy of Frankfurt](/source/Grand_Duchy_of_Frankfurt)) in 1806, which in 1814 passed to [Austria](/source/Austrian_Empire), and shortly thereafter to the [Kingdom of Bavaria](/source/Kingdom_of_Bavaria). ## Demographics Within town limits, 3,395 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 3,89|1 in 1987 and in 2000 4,145. On 2 January 2008, another count yielded the figure 4,213. By age, the population breaks down thus: - 0 - 6 — 206 - 6 - 14 — 365 - 15 - 17 — 138 - 18 - 24 — 384 - 25 - 29 — 273 - 30 - 49 — 1.252 - 50 - 64 — 841 - 65 + — 754 ## Economy Municipal taxes in 1999 amounted to €1,961,000 (converted), of which net business taxes amounted to €383,000. According to official statistics, there were 8 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in [agriculture](/source/Agriculture) and [forestry](/source/Forestry) in 1998. In producing businesses this was 332, and in trade and [transport](/source/Transport) 56. In other areas, 135 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 1,478 such workers worked from home. There was one processing business. Eight businesses were in construction, and furthermore, in 1999, there were 63 agricultural operations with a working area of 758 ha, of which 407 ha was cropland and 345 ha was meadowland. ## Governance ### Mayor The mayor is Gerhard Rüth ([CSU](/source/Christian_Social_Union_in_Bavaria)). ### Community council The council is made up of 16 council members with seats apportioned thus: - [CSU](/source/Christian_Social_Union_of_Bavaria) 5 seats - [Freie Wähler](/source/Freie_W%C3%A4hler) 4 seats - [SPD](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany) 4 seats - Hobbacher Wählergemeinschaft (HWG) 3 seats ### Coat of arms The community’s [arms](/source/Coat_of_arms) might be described thus: Per fess embattled of one, in chief Or a pair of balances sable, in base three mullets of six, one and two, argent. The [Counts of Rieneck](/source/County_of_Rieneck) are known to have been in Eschau by 1232. The settlement was raised to market community in 1285. When the Counts died out in 1559, Eschau, together with the Lordship of Wildenstein passed to the Counts of Erbach, with whom it stayed until the [Old Empire](/source/Holy_Roman_Empire) came to an end in 1803. The [tinctures](/source/Tincture_(heraldry)) gules and Or (red and gold) are drawn from the arms once borne by the Counts of Rieneck. The mullets (star-shapes) are drawn from the arms once borne by the Counts of Erbach. The battlement-shape forming the [escutcheon](/source/Escutcheon_(heraldry))’s [partition](/source/Division_of_the_field) stands for the market community’s fortifications. As a symbol of law and justice, the balance stands for the community’s market rights. The arms have been borne since 1962.[3] ## Attractions *Wasserschloss Oberaulenbach* *Burg Wildenstein* Notable historic buildings include the *[Wasserschloss Oberaulenbach](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wasserschloss_Oberaulenbach&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasserschloss_Oberaulenbach)]*, a Renaissance castle (private property), the castle ruin [Burg Wildenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Burg_Wildenstein_(Eschau)&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Wildenstein_(Eschau))] and the *[Wasserschloss Sommerau](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wasserschloss_Sommerau&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasserschloss_Sommerau)]* (also private property). Also nearby, but located just outside the municipal territory, is the plateau of [Geishöhe](/source/Geish%C3%B6he), one of the few Spessart hills whose peak is not densely wooded and thus offers a panoramic view. ## Education In 1999 the following institutions existed in Eschau: - [Kindergartens](/source/Kindergarten): 200 places with 162 children - [Primary schools](/source/Primary_school): 1 with 20 teachers and 326 pupils ## Notable people The [expressionist](/source/Expressionism) painter [Fritz Schaefler](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fritz_Schaefler&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Schaefler)] (1888−1954) spent his childhood until 1900 in Eschau. The CSU politician [Berthold Rüth](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Berthold_R%C3%BCth&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berthold_R%C3%BCth)] was born on 28 March 1958 in Hobbach, Eschau. He has been a Member of the Bavarian *Landtag* since 6 October 2003. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden](https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/), [Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik](/source/Bayerisches_Landesamt_f%C3%BCr_Statistik), 15 July 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022"](https://www.statistik.bayern.de/mam/produkte/veroffentlichungen/statistische_berichte/a1210c_202400.pdf) [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). [Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik](/source/Bayerisches_Landesamt_f%C3%BCr_Statistik). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Description and explanation of Eschau’s arms](http://www.hdbg.de/gemeinden2/bayerns-gemeinden_detail.php?gkz=9676123) [Deprecated link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance) archived 2012-09-12 at [archive.today](/source/Archive.today) Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Eschau (Lower Franconia)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Eschau_(Lower_Franconia)). v t e Towns and municipalities in Miltenberg (district) Altenbuch Amorbach Bürgstadt Collenberg Dorfprozelten Eichenbühl Elsenfeld Erlenbach am Main Eschau Faulbach Großheubach Großwallstadt Hausen Kirchzell Kleinheubach Kleinwallstadt Klingenberg am Main Laudenbach Leidersbach Miltenberg Mömlingen Mönchberg Neunkirchen Niedernberg Obernburg Röllbach Rüdenau Schneeberg Stadtprozelten Sulzbach am Main Weilbach Wörth am Main Coat of Arms of Miltenberg district Authority control databases International VIAF GND Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Eschau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschau) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschau?action=history)). 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