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Erlensee
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Erlensee () is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Kinzig, 5 km northeast of Hanau. It was formed in 1970 by the merger, in 1970, of the towns of Langendiebach and Rückingen. The name deduces from the abundant alders at the lakes (Erlen=alders, See=lake) in this area.

Key facts

German place.type
Stadt
German place.name
Erlensee
German place.image_coa
Wappen Erlensee.svg
German place.image_plan
Erlensee in MKK.svg
German place.state
Hesse
German place.region
Darmstadt
German place.district
Main-Kinzig-Kreis
German place.elevation
110
German place.area
18.58
German place.postal_code
63526
German place.area_code
06183
German place.licence
MKK
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
06 4 35 007
German place.divisions
2 districts
German place.website
www.erlensee.de
German place.mayor
Stefan Erb
German place.leader_term
2019–25
German place.party
SPD

via Wikipedia infobox

Described at

Historisches Ortslexikon : Einfache Suche : LAGIS Hessen

lagis-hessen.de

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Encyclopedic overview

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Erlensee () is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Kinzig, 5 km northeast of Hanau. It was formed in 1970 by the merger, in 1970, of the towns of Langendiebach and Rückingen. The name deduces from the abundant alders at the lakes (Erlen=alders, See=lake) in this area.

==Geography==

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