Claim: Accoding to the oldest document of the Lorsch codex (handwritten in Carolingian minuscule), Erhartshausen, after remaining a mostly unimportant farming village until the early 20th century, grew strongly after the railway line from Frankfurt to Darmstadt was built several kilometers to the its east.
Evidence: The codex is handwritten in Carolingian minuscule, and contains an illuminated initial – for example, a huge "D" is presented on the first page. After remaining a mostly unimportant farming village until the early 20th century, it grew strongly after the railway line from Frankfurt to Darmstadt was built several kilometers to the east of it.