Erzhausen

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen Erzhausen.pnglat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 57
lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 38
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Darmstadt
Landkreis = Darmstadt-Dieburg
Höhe = 112
Fläche = 7.4
Einwohner = 7379
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 64390
Vorwahl = 06150
Kfz = DA
NUTS = DE716
LOCODE = DE ERZ
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 32 006
NUTS = DE716
Straße = Rodenseestraße 3
Website = [http://www.erzhausen.de www.erzhausen.de]
Bürgermeister = Hans-Dieter Karl
Partei = SPD

Erzhausen is a village in southern Hesse, Germany. It is part of the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg. It has about 7.000 inhabitants.

History

Settlement in the area dates back to about 1500 B.C., as shown by several cairn burial sites found some kilometres west of the town.

The settlement itself is mentioned in documents from 900 A.D. onward under various names like 'Erardishusen', 'Erhartzhausen', 'Ebrichshusen' or 'Erndeshusen'. The oldest document of the Lorsch codex names it as 'Erhartshausen' ('Houses of Erhart').

After remaining a mostly unimportant farming village until the early 20th century, it grew strongly after the railway line from Frankfurt to Darmstadt was built several kilometers to the east of it. The habitation spread out towards it, and workers employed in the nearby cities (which could now be reached a lot easier) settled here.

Today, it is still mostly a residential village, with some commerce and office activities. There is a small seminary of the German Pentecostalism movement situated in the town.Fact|date=December 2007