 Kirchardt and its constituent communities, like many cities and towns in Northern Württemberg and North Baden, was first mentioned by name in the Codex Aureus of Lorsch in 791.A nun by the name of Egilrat recorded the transfer of a farm with associated land in "villa Kyrih-Hart" to the ownership of Lorsch Abbey.The name is a unique one for an uninhabited area, and means perhaps "church in the wood" or "forest belonging to a church", but more likely indicates "the forest where the red kites live".