Eschau

For Eschau in Alsace, France, see Eschau, Bas-Rhin.

Eschau
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Eschau within Miltenberg district
Eschau Eschau
Coordinates: 49°49′13″N 9°15′26″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Miltenberg
Subdivisions	4 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Gerhard Rüth (CSU)
Area
• Total	38.12 km2 (14.72 sq mi)
Elevation	171 m (561 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	3,922
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	63863
Dialling codes	09374
Vehicle registration	MIL
Website	www.eschau.de

Eschau is a market community in the Miltenberg district in the Lower Franconia region in Bavaria, Germany. About 3,800 people live in Eschau.

Geography

Place

Eschau is in the Bavarian Lower Main (Bayerischer Untermain) region. The community is in the southwestern part of the Mittelgebirge Spessart. The river Elsava, a tributary of the Main, flows through the municipal territory. The main village is in the valley of the Elsava but the municipality extends into the wooded hills and encompasses the outlying village of Wildensee, to the east in the valley of the Aubach.

Subdivisions

The community has the five districts: Eschau, Hobbach, Oberaulenbach, Sommerau and Wildensee.

Eschau has ten Ortsteile: Eschau, Unteraulenbach, Wildenstein, Wildenthal, Hobbach, Oberaulenbach, Sommerau, Schafhof, Wildensee and Hofwildensee.

Neighbouring communities

Eschau borders on (clockwise from the north): Heimbuchenthal, Dammbach, Altenbuch, Stadtprozelten, Dorfprozelten, Collenberg, Mönchberg and Elsenfeld. Except for the former two (Aschaffenburg district) these are all part of the Miltenberg district.