Erbach, Rhineland-Palatinate

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Erbach
Erbach
Coordinates: 50°01′34″N 7°40′54″E / 50.026°N 7.68165°E / 50.026; 7.68165Coordinates: 50°01′34″N 7°40′54″E / 50.026°N 7.68165°E / 50.026; 7.68165
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Municipal assoc. Rheinböllen
Government
  Mayor Paul Schirra
Area
  Total 1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Elevation 410 m (1,350 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 271
  Density 160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 55494
Dialling codes 06764
Vehicle registration SIM

Erbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rheinböllen, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Geography

Location

Erbach seen from the west

The municipality lies in the eastern Hunsrück right on the Autobahn A 61. Southeast of the village is the edge of the Binger Wald (Bingen Forest).

History

Erbach belonged to the Electorate of the Palatinate Altes Gericht (“Old Court”). Beginning in 1794, Erbach lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Population development

What follows is a table of the municipality’s population figures for selected years since the early 19th century (each time at 31 December):

  • 1815 – 207
  • 1835 – 230
  • 1871 – 268
  • 1905 – 165
  • 1939 – 179
  • 1950 – 190
  • 1961 – 184
  • 1965 – 206
  • 1970 – 196
  • 1975 – 205
  • 1980 – 192
  • 1985 – 190
  • 1987 – 212
  • 1990 – 210
  • 1995 – 229
  • 2000 – 236
  • 2005 – 238
  • 2006 – 254
[2]

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Mayor

Erbach’s mayor is Paul Schirra.[3]

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:[4]

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013. 
  2. Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz
  3. Erbach’s mayor
  4. Directory of Cultural Monuments in Rhein-Hunsrück district

External links

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.


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