Erbach (Hunsrück)

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 2 ′  N , 7 ° 41 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Rhein-Hunsrück district
Association municipality :	Simmern-Rheinböllen
Height :	410 m above sea level NHN
Area :	1.97 km 2
Residents:	284 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	144 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	55494
Area code :	06764
License plate :	SIM, GOA
Community key :	07 1 40 037
Association administration address:	Am Markt 1 55494 Rheinböllen
Website :	www.erbach-hunsrueck.de
Local Mayor :	Paul Schirra
Location of the local community Erbach in the Rhein-Hunsrück district

Erbach from a western perspective

Erbach is a municipality in the Rhein-Hunsrück district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Simmern-Rheinböllen community .

geography

Erbach is located in the eastern part of the Hunsrück , directly on the federal highway 61 . The Binger Forest begins southeast of the village .

history

Erbach belonged to the Palatine "Old Court".

With the occupation of the Left Bank of the Rhine in 1794 by French revolutionary troops , the place became French, in 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna . Since 1946 the place has been part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Population development

The development of the population of Erbach, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year Residents 1815 207 1835 230 1871 268 1905 165 1939 179

year Residents 1950 190 1961 184 1970 196 1987 212 2005 238

politics

Municipal council

The council in Erbach consists of six council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

mayor

Paul Schirra has been the local mayor since 2004. Since there was no candidate in the local elections on May 26, 2019, he was re-elected by the local council on August 6, 2019, after initially not wanting to run again.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Erbach

Web links

Commons : Erbach  - Collection of Images

• Local community Erbach
• Literature about Erbach in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: City Council Election 2019 Erbach. Retrieved October 3, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Erbach local community: Appointment of the mayor. Retrieved October 3, 2019 .