Erlbach-Kirchberg
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
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Erlbach church
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Kirchberg church
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erlbach-Kirchberg.
- Offizielle Website der Gemeinde Archived 2014-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
- 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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