Obererbach, Westerwaldkreis

For Obererbach near Altenkirchen, see Obererbach.
Obererbach

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Obererbach

Coordinates: 50°26′33″N 07°58′00″E / 50.44250°N 7.96667°ECoordinates: 50°26′33″N 07°58′00″E / 50.44250°N 7.96667°E
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Wallmerod
Government
  Mayor Reinhard Krämer
Area
  Total 2.60 km2 (1.00 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 515
  Density 200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56414
Dialling codes 06435
Vehicle registration WW
Website http://www.obererbach.de.vu

Obererbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1290, Obererbach had its first documentary mention as Erlebach.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Running right through the community is Kreisstraße 160, which joins Bundesstraße 8 in Malmeneich. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 7 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013.

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