Michelstadt

Michelstadt in the Odenwald is a town in the Odenwaldkreis in southern Hesse, Germany among Darmstadt and Heidelberg. It has a population of around 16,000. Michelstadt is the greatest town in the Odenwaldkreis and outskirts on the district seat of Erbach. Michelstadt fringes in the north on the district of Brombachtal, the town of Bad Konig and the region of Lutzelbach, in the east on the town of Klingenberg, the market regions of Laudenbach and Kleinheubach, the town of Miltenberg, the market region of Weilbach, the town of Amorbach and the market region of Kirchzell, in the south on the town of Erbach, and in the west on the regions of Mossautal and Reichelsheim.

Michelstadt had its first narrative notice in 741 from Mayor of the Palace Carloman, Charlemagne's uncle. Michelstadt is one of the most established settlements in the internal Odenwald. Its manor became out of a Frankish baronial domain. This was incorporated with an asylum for the neighborhood occupants. In 1962, the town facilitated the second Hessentag state celebration. In 2007, a choice to blend the town with the neighboring town of Erbach was ruined by an urban vote.