Today, Reichenbach is administratively part of the municipality of Lautertal, 17 kilometers south of Darmstadt.

The first mention of the village of Pfirschbach dates from 1314 when it was called Phirdisbache. It belonged to the estate of Breuberg until it became part of the Grand Duchy of Hesse in 1806.

Since 1971, Pfirschbach has been administratively part of the municipality of Höchst im Odenwald.

Church:

Kirchberg 2
64739 Höchst im Odenwald

The village of Pfirschbach is part of the parish of Höchst which also includes the neighboring villages of Annelsbach and Dusenbach.

So many inhabitants left the village of Pferdsbach, first for Russia and then for North America (mostly to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), that the village was abandoned in 1847.

Today, there is only a cemetery and a memorial to remind us that there was once a village of Pferdsbach.

Sources:

- Pferdsbach (Wikipedia)