in eland - Pal at inate , ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁The ▁municipality ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁Upper ▁Rh ine ▁P lain ▁in ▁the ▁Rh ine - Ne ck ar ▁urban ▁ag gl omer ation . ▁It ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Verb ands gemeinde ▁of ▁W achen heim , ▁whose ▁seat ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁like - named ▁town . ▁The ▁A kaz iens ied lung ▁( “ Ac acia ▁H ous ing ▁Est ate ” ), ▁which ▁belongs ▁to ▁Ell er stadt , ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁centre ▁right ▁at ▁the ▁limit ▁shared ▁with ▁Bir ken he ide ' s ▁built - up ▁area . ▁ ▁Ne igh bour ing ▁municipal ities ▁ ▁These ▁are ▁Bir ken he ide , ▁Fuß g ön heim ▁and ▁G ön n heim . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁That ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁settled ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁Roman ▁times ▁is ▁proved ▁by ▁three ▁Roman ▁stone ▁coff ins ▁with ▁glass es ▁and ▁ur ns ▁that ▁were ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁out sk ir ts ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁by ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁century , ▁Ell er stadt ▁was ▁a ▁Frank ish ▁settlement . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 7 8 3 , ▁Ell er stadt ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁document ary ▁mention : ▁Document ed ▁is ▁the ▁don ation ▁of ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁" Al ar id est ath " ▁to ▁Lor sch ▁Ab bey ▁by ▁the ▁free ▁Frank ▁Hub ert us .