Nieder-Eschbach, (Stadt) Frankfurt am Main, Hessen

The first mention of Eschbach is from the Lorsch Codex dated 1 June 772. Ober-Eschbach is mentioned in 1219. Nieder-Eschbach itself is first mentioned in 1288.

During the 13th century, Nieder-Eschbach belonged to the Archbishopric of Mainz. In 1433, Nieder-Eschbach fell to Eberhard von Eppstein-Königstein. It reverted to the Archbishopric of Mainz again in 1465.

In 1736, the village fell to the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel where it remained until 1806.

Today, Nieder-Eschbach is a suburb of the city of Frankfurt am Main.

Church:

A church in Nieder-Eschbach is first mentioned in documents dated 774.

The Reformation reached Nieder-Eschbach in 1578 under Philipp Ludwig II of Hanau-Münzenberg. Over the years, neighboring parishes joined the Reformed faith practice, but Nieder-Eschbach remained Lutheran.

Except for the tower, the church was demolished in 1617. Designed by Konrad Rossbach, the new Baroque Hall church was completed in 1618. The building was damaged during the Thirty Years' War. It was restored in 1654-55.

The interior was redesigned by Christian Ludwig Hermann in 1747 and 1765-66 during which the altar was moved to the choir room and a wooden gallery was installed on three sides of the sanctuary.

The building, which was damaged in World War II, was restored in the 1950s. It was most recently renovated in 2000.

The organ was built in 1892 by Heinrich Bechstein from Groß-Umstadt. It was refurbished by Förster & Nicolaus in 1954. The instrument has 16 registers and two manuals and was completely overhauled by Werner Bosch in 1984.