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Darmstadt District

Temple House, Erbach

Darmstadt District

Temple House, Erbach

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Temple House, Erbach

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Location: Erbach, Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Sandsteinklippe

December 19, 2021

The Erbacher Tempelhaus was built in 1378 as a Burgmannenhaus and was part of the former Erbach Castle. The building was owned by the Echter family, best known as Echter von und zu Mespelbrunn.
In later history, the temple house was used, among other things, as a district office and hospital.
The building is currently unused.
A connection between the name of the house and the Templar Order is incorrect, since the name has existed since the 18th century at the earliest.

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Andi

July 14, 2023

The Temple House was part of the settlement of castle guards in front of the castle, the historical core of the medieval town of Erbach, surrounded by the arms of the Mümling in the area of today's Im Städtel street. Castle guards are documented in Erbach in 1303 as Castrenses, and are first mentioned by name in 1372.

The construction of the building by the Knights Templar, as is assumed from the name, is a legend, as is the case with the other Knights Templar houses in the Odenwald. The name can be proven in the 18th century at the earliest. Rather, it was a seat and allod of the Echter family. Conrad (Conze) Echter, documented in Erbach from 1366 to 1385, is considered the builder of the Stone House in the Echterschen Hof. After the Echters von und zu Mespelbrunn, so called from 1412 since Hammann I, the house came to the Counts of Erbach-Erbach in 1676.
Source and further information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempelhaus_(Erbach)

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🇺🇦Uwe 🏃‍♂️1098🏍

June 8, 2023

The so-called Temple House in Erbach in the Odenwald is a medieval Burgmannenhaus. It was created as part of the castle freedom of the earlier castle, today's Erbach Castle. Wikipedia

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Veronika 2020

June 9, 2023

The "Stone House", also called "Temple House" or "Templar House" according to an erroneous tradition, was an important Burgmannenhaus whose ground floor was fully integrated into the northern enclosing wall of the "Städtel".
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Kristian

November 19, 2023

The so-called temple house in Erbach in the Odenwald is a medieval Burgmannenhaus. It was created as part of the castle freedom of the former castle, today's Erbach Castle

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August 15, 2023

After the purchase of Erbach Castle in 2013, the temple house is owned by the State of Hesse. National monument. Source: Erbacher platform.

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Proflex Vintage

March 5, 2023

Great historical building from the 14th century

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JR on Tour

February 26, 2025

Historic castle house from 1372, which today is an important monument

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Walker

June 14, 2024

The temple house belonged to the settlement of castle guards in front of the castle, the historical core of the medieval town of Erbach, surrounded by the arms of the Mümling in the area of today's street Im Städtel. Castle guards are documented in Erbach in 1303 as Castrenses, and are first mentioned by name in 1372. Source: Wikipedia

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