Erlabrunn

Not to be confused with Erlabrunn, Breitenbrunn, Saxony (postcode 08349).

Erlabrunn
Municipality
Erlabrunn
Coat of arms
Location of Erlabrunn within Würzburg district
Erlabrunn Erlabrunn
Coordinates: 49°52′N 9°51′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Würzburg
Municipal assoc.	Margetshöchheim
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Thomas Benkert
Area
• Total	4.01 km2 (1.55 sq mi)
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	1,825
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97250
Dialling codes	09364
Vehicle registration	WÜ
Website	www.gemeinde-erlabrunn.de

Erlabrunn is a municipality in the district of Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany, situated on the left bank of the river Main. It forms an administrative division together with its neighbour Margetshöchheim. It is known for its viticulture and its orcharding.

Erlabrunn is about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Würzburg. Its neighbours are in the south Margetshöchheim und Veitshöchheim, in the west Leinach and in the north Zellingen and Thüngersheim. It was first mentioned in 1209.

Erlabrunn has had a town twinning arrangement with the French commune Quettehou since 1985.

History

In the 12th century, Falkenberg Castle stood on the hill overlooking the village. The inhabitants of the castle Falkenberg were vassals of Ravensburg. As punishment for the murder of Bishop Konrad von Würzburg Querfurt the castle was razed. Today, only a few stones from the ruins can be seen.

The first written mention of the place dates from 1209 and means that the area was part of today's Erlabrunn the Earl of Rieneck. When the count started a loan from the Bishop of Wurzburg, he mortgaged the land to the diocese of Würzburg. As part of this was Erlabrunn—secularized in 1803 in favor of Bavaria—then in the Peace of Pressburg (1805) to Archduke Ferdinand III. From Tuscany to the formation of the Grand Duchy of Würzburg, with which it fell back to Bavaria in 1814. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria was created—with the edict of 1818 community—the church today.

The Catholic parish of St. Andrew was built around 1381st 1597, the parish became independent, having previously belonged to the parish Hettstadt. Because of the danger of collapse in 1655 they demolished and rebuilt in 1656. The church was consecrated on 16 September 1657. The interior of the church was partially renovated in 1999.

In 1875, the pilgrimage church known locally as the Käppele (pronounced /ˈkɛpələ/) was erected on the hill above Erlabrunn, about half a kilometer north of the old castle ruins.

Since 1991 a renovation of the village has been taking place, under the motto "Altes erhalten Neues gestalten" (keeping the old, shaping the new). This has mainly involved reconstructing the main street through the old part of the village, and the lanes running off it. The work began at the north end, the Zellingerstraße. A new town house was opened in 2020.

Mayor

The current mayor is Thomas Benkert, who has no party affiliation. The following is a list of mayors since the end of the war.

Years in office	Name	Party
1948–1960	Eugen Blass	Independent
1960–1984	Oskar Eckert	SPD
1984–1990	Hans Muth	CSU
1990–2002	Dr Friedrich Petermann	SPD
2002–2014	Günter Muth	CSU
2014 –	Thomas Benkert	Independent