Erlenbach (German: [ˈɛʁlənbax] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

[3] Archeological digs have shown that there were settlements in Erlenbach more than 5,000 years ago.

On 6 October 1445 a small battle (Schlacht bey Ehrlibach) took place in Erlenbach.

Until the middle of the 19th century, Erlenbach remained a small village with less than 1000 inhabitants, mainly engaged in wine growing.

After World War II the village was very sought after and the population grew dramatically.

Of the rest of the land, 47% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

It includes the village and the outlying sections of Wyden, Winkel, Isler, Bindschädler and Lerchenberg.

[5] The historical population is given in the following table:[3] The development of a railway link between Zürich and Rapperswil had a great impact on the village.

Tourist boat trips, run by the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft, also sail from Zürich and Rapperswil.

Located on Zürichsee lakeshore, Erlenbach–Winkel is part of the 56 Swiss sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps,[7] and the settlement is also listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as a Class object.