Leidersbach

History

The Schlossberg, a hill between Ebersbach and Soden, part of neighbouring Sulzbach, was already inhabited in Neolithic times and in the period of the Hallstatt culture (see Attractions). The founding of the community itself came about in the Middle Ages. By comparing the place with other places with similar name origins, it can be inferred that the places ending in —bach (meaning “brook” in German) were likely founded in Carolingian times in the late 8th century. Ebersbach had its first documentary mention in 1183, and Leidersbach and Roßbach had theirs in 1200. Volkersbrunn's first written reference is from 1248. Already by this time, these villages belonged to Electoral Mainz. When this state was dissolved by the 1803 Reichsdeputationshauptschluss, the villages passed to the newly formed Principality of Aschaffenburg, with which they passed in 1814 (by this time it had become a part of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt) to the Kingdom of Bavaria. On 1 January 1972, the formerly self-administering communities of Leidersbach, Ebersbach, Roßbach and Volkersbrunn merged into a new unitary community of Leidersbach.

Geography

Leidersbach lies roughly 10 km south of Aschaffenburg in the Spessart. From the north, clockwise: Forst Hohe Wart (gemeindefreies Gebiet), Mespelbrunn, Heimbuchenthal, Hausen, Kleinwallstadt, Sulzbach am Main. Leidersbach's Ortsteile are Leidersbach, , and .

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,955
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,663
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,494
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,429
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,403
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,993
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,993
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,545

Most recent

• M 3.6 — 2014-05-17
  2 km ESE of Pfungstadt, Germany
• M 3.4 — 2010-12-23
  4 km WNW of Mainz, Germany
• M 3.4 — 2010-06-29
  3 km NW of Hochheim am Main, Germany
• M 3 — 2007-12-13
  2 km NE of Monsheim, Germany
• M 2.8 — 2007-11-17
  7 km NNW of Bad Schwalbach, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2007-06-20
  5 km NE of Trechtingshausen, Germany