Gerach (near Idar-Oberstein)

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Coat of arms of the local community Gerach
Gerach (near Idar-Oberstein)
Map of Germany, position of the local community Gerach highlighted

Coordinates: 49 ° 45 '  N , 7 ° 20'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Birch field
Association municipality : Herrstein-Rhaunen
Height : 391 m above sea level NHN
Area : 2.29 km 2
Residents: 220 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 96 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 55743
Area code : 06785
License plate : BIR
Community key : 07 1 34 028
Association administration address: Brühlstrasse 16
55756 Herrstein
Website : www.vg-hr.de
Local Mayor : Thomas Juchem
Location of the local community Gerach in the district of Birkenfeld
Horbruch Krummenau (Hunsrück) Weitersbach Gösenroth Schwerbach Oberkirn Hausen (Hunsrück) Rhaunen Stipshausen Hottenbach Hellertshausen Schauren Asbach Sulzbach (Hunsrück) Bollenbach Bundenbach Baumholder Frauenberg Reichenbach Heimbach Ruschberg Berglangenbach Fohren-Linden Berschweiler bei Baumholder Mettweiler Eckersweiler Rohrbach Rückweiler Hahnweiler Leitzweiler Sien Sienhachenbach Schmidthachenbach Oberreidenbach Mittelreidenbach Dickesbach Fischbach Bergen Berschweiler bei Kirn Hintertiefenbach Gerach Niederwörresbach Niederhosenbach Griebelschied Sonnschied Wickenrodt Herrstein Oberwörresbach Veitsrodt Herborn Mörschied Breitenthal Oberhosenbach Weiden Vollmersbach Kempfeld Kirschweiler Bruchweiler Allenbach Wirschweiler Langweiler (bei Idar-Oberstein) Idar-Oberstein Sensweiler Hettenrodt Mackenrodt Siesbach Leisel Schwollen Hattgenstein Oberhambach Rinzenberg Börfink Buhlenberg Abentheuer Brücken (bei Birkenfeld) Achtelsbach Meckenbach Ellweiler Dambach Gimbweiler Hoppstädten-Weiersbach Dienstweiler Nohen Birkenfeld (Nahe) Ellenberg Gollenberg Rimsberg Schmißberg Elchweiler Niederhambach Niederbrombach Kronweiler Sonnenberg-Winnenberg Oberbrombach Rötsweiler-Nockenthal Wilzenberg-Hußweiler Saarland Landkreis Trier-Saarburg Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis Landkreis Bad Kreuznach Landkreis Kuselmap
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Gerach is a municipality in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Herrstein-Rhaunen community .

geography

In the south of Gerach, in addition to the extensive urban area of Idar-Oberstein, the local communities Hintertiefenbach and Vollmersbach are located . Gerach is also connected to the local communities of Veitsrodt , Niederwörresbach and Fischbach as well as to the administrative headquarters of the Herrstein community through the Deutsche Edelsteinstrasse in the north .

The Geracher Mühle residential area also belongs to Gerach .

population

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

year Residents
1815 70
1835 96
1871 131
1905 134
1939 123
year Residents
1950 118
1961 125
1970 115
1987 254
2005 255

politics

Municipal council

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

mayor

Thomas Juchem is the local mayor of Gerach. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in his office for another five years with 81.51% of the votes.

Culture and sights

The Geracher water grinding company dates back to 1874.

Economy and Infrastructure

Bundesstraße 41 runs in the southeast . In Fischbach there is a train station on the Bingen – Saarbrücken line .

Web links

Commons : Gerach  - collection of images

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 (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2020. S. 29 (PDF; 1 MB).
  3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
  4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
  5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Herrstein-Rhaunen, Verbandsgemeinde, twelfth line of results. Retrieved August 19, 2020 .