Erlenbach (Heilbronn)

Erlenbach
Coat of arms
Erlenbach
Location of Erlenbach within Heilbronn district
Coordinates: 49°10′N 9°16′E / 49.167°N 9.267°E / 49.167; 9.267Coordinates: 49°10′N 9°16′E / 49.167°N 9.267°E / 49.167; 9.267
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Heilbronn
Government
• Mayor	Uwe Mosthaf
Area
• Total	12.73 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Elevation	254 m (833 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	4,969
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	74235
Dialling codes	07132
Vehicle registration	HN
Website	www.erlenbach-hn.de

 Erlenbach  is a municipality in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

Erlenbach lies at the foot of the 317 metre tall Kayberg in the lower Sulmtal (valley of the river Sulm) in the eastern part of district of Heilbronn.

Neighbouring Erlenbach are Heilbronn and Neckarsulm to the west, Eberstadt to the east, and Weinsberg to the southeast.

Erlenbach is composed of two formerly separate villages, Erlenbach in the east and Binswangen in the west.

Both Erlenbach and Binswangen are supposed to have been founded in 500 by the Franks and Alamanni, respectively. Erlenbach was first mentioned in the Codex Hirsaugiensis in 1130 as a gift to the Hirsau Abbey. The first record of Binswangen is in a charter on 8 November 1176 from Pope Alexander III. At this time, both communities were under authority of the Lords of Weinsberg.

Later, both communities were transferred from the Archbishopric of Mainz to the Teutonic Order on 27 May 1484 as part of the Bailiwick Franconia. After the dissolution of the monastic states of the Teutonic Knights in 1805, they came under control of Württemberg and were placed under district authority of Oberamt Neckarsulm, which was renamed Kreis (English: District) Neckarsulm in 1934.