Egelsbach is a town of about 11 000 people. It was first mentioned in documents in 1275. The town belonged to the Lords of Falkenstein. Once the Falkensteins died out (no male babies) the area was inherited by the Counts of Isenburg in 1486. With the advent of the Reformation, the Count of Isenburg sold the village to Landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1600. Egelsbach became a parish is 1705. Since 1832, Egelsbach has been a part of the Offenbach district.
Near Egelsbach is the European Communications Research Center which is an American military facility. It's a relay location for the US Department of State's Diplomatic Telecommunications Service.
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