 After the dissolution of the monastic states of the Teutonic Knights in 1805, they came under control of Württemberg and were placed under district authority of Oberamt Neckarsulm, which was renamed Kreis () Neckarsulm in 1934.The communities Erlenbach and Binswangen officially combined under the name Erlenbach on 1 April 1935.On 1 October 1938, after the dissolution of Kreis Neckarsulm, Erlenbach was placed in the Landkreis Heilbronn.