Gerbach

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Donnersbergkreis
Association municipality :	North Palatinate Country
Height :	257 m above sea level NHN
Area :	7.32 km 2
Residents:	512 (December 31, 2019)
Population density :	70 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	67813
Area code :	06361
License plate :	KIB, ROK
Community key :	07 3 33 025
Association administration address:	Bezirksamtsstrasse 7 ; 67806 Rockenhausen
Website :	www.nordpfälzerland.de
Local Mayor :	Daniel Heinz
Location of the local community Gerbach in the Donnersbergkreis

Gerbach is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Nordpfälzer Land , within which it is the sixth largest local community in terms of number of inhabitants. Colloquially it is often referred to as " Little Paris ".

geography

location

The place is located in the North Palatinate Uplands within the Bürgerwald sub-area northwest of the Donnersberg between Kaiserslautern and Bad Kreuznach . Gerbach also includes the Althof, Kahlenbergweiher, Köhlerhof and Schneebergerhof residential areas . Neighboring communities are - clockwise - Gaugrehweiler , Kriegsfeld , Ruppertsecken , Würzweiler , Dielkirchen and Sankt Alban .

Elevations and waters

In the north-east of the district, directly on the border to Kriegsfeld, the Taubernheide extends 459 meters .

The Appelbach flows through Gerbach in a south-north direction , which takes the Taubenkropfbach from the left within the district . In the middle of the settlement area, the Appelbach joins the Gerbach from the right ; The Wasenbach also flows into the latter . The Gutenbach also rises in the northeastern municipality near the Schneebergerhof .

history

It was first mentioned in a document in 1192. Until the end of the 18th century, Gerbach belonged to the County of Falkenstein , which was most recently part of the Upper Austrian Upper Office of Winnweiler .

In 1794 the left bank of the Rhine was occupied in the First Coalition War. From 1798 to 1814 Gerbach belonged to the canton of Kirchheim - alternatively called canton Kirchheimbolanden - in the Donnersberg department . As a result of the Congress of Vienna , he was Bavarian from 1816 to 1945 . From 1818 to 1862 Gerbach was part of the Kirchheim Land Commissioner , which was then converted into a district office. On December 1, 1900, the community moved to the newly created district office Rockenhausen

From 1939 the place was part of the district of Rockenhausen . After the Second World War , Gerbach was part of the French zone of occupation and was incorporated into the newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1946. In the course of the first Rhineland-Palatinate administrative reform , the community moved to the newly created Donnersbergkreis. In 1972 it was added to the newly formed community of Rockenhausen . Gerbach has been part of the Nordpfälzer Land association since 2020 .

politics

Municipal council

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

Local mayor

The local mayor is Daniel Heinz. In the local election on May 26, 2019, he was elected with 84.23% of the vote. He replaced Klaus Hofmann, who had not taken up office again after 15 years.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In gold on a green shield base a green frog, behind a willow with a brown trunk and green leaves."

Parish partnership

Since September 15, 1990 there has been a community partnership with the Thuringian community of Topfstedt in the Kyffhäuserkreis .

Culture

Cultural monuments

The town center is designated as a monument zone . In addition, there are a total of nine individual objects that are listed , including the Catholic Church of St. Michael.

Clubs and organizations

In addition to the sports club, there is the fire brigade support association , the male choir, the Klä Paris Carnival Association , the rural women , the primary school support association and the Kerweborsch. The clubs organize the street festival every year in cooperation with the local community.

The men's choir 1861 Gerbach e. V. celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2011. The Klä Paris Carnival Association (KPKV) celebrated its 22nd anniversary in 2012, as is usual for carnival associations.

The leisure and education center of the Rheinhessen-Pfalz district association of the German Red Cross is located in the Schneebergerhof district .

The Chara community has been located on the outskirts of the village since 2000 . V. , a Catholic lay community with a focus on child and youth work.

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

In the wind farm Schneebergerhof stands since 2010, among other things, a wind power plant of the type Enercon E-126 . At the end of 2013, a rotor blade came loose and fell to the ground. The cause was several broken bolts on the rotor blade fastening. In May 2014 the system was put back into operation after repairs.

traffic

State road 385 , which runs from Ginsweiler to Kriegsfeld, and state road 400 from Rockenhausen to Wöllstein cross in the village . The county road 33 connects the Schneebergergerhof with the nuclear community. There is a connection to long-distance traffic via the A 63 in the southeast. In Rockenhausen there is a train station of the Alsenz Valley Railway . The 914 bus operated by Behles Bus leads from Gerbach to this area and runs north to Alsenz .

education

In Gerbach there is a primary school that is also responsible for Bayerfeld-Steckweiler , Dielkirchen , St. Alban , Ruppertsecken and Würzweiler .

tourism

The Appelbach cycle path also runs through Gerbach . The Donnersberg-Donon long-distance hiking trail, marked with a red bar, runs through the north-east of the district . The Palatinate Camping Park is also located in the municipality.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Valentin Wenz (1831–1909), landowner and politician
Matthias Willenbacher (* 1969), physicist and entrepreneur

People who worked on site

Theodor Nauerz (1909–2007), priest, was pastor in Gerbach from 1941 to 1953

literature

Literature about Gerbach in the Rhineland-Palatinate State Bibliography

Web links

Commons : Gerbach - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2018 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 91 (PDF; 2.2 MB).

^ Statistical yearbook for the department of Donnersberg , 1811, p. 279 ( Google Books )

^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: Local council election 2019 Gerbach. Retrieved August 25, 2019 .
↑ The regional returning officer RLP: direct elections 2019. see Nordpfälzer Land, Verbandsgemeinde, tenth line of results. Retrieved August 25, 2019 .
↑ DRK leisure and educational center Schneebergerhof. Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
↑ Community Chara | A place for all generations
↑ Tearing off the rotor blade clarified: the wind turbine goes back into operation . In: Die Rheinpfalz , May 7, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-RP-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 2018 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 91 (PDF; 2.2 MB).

[3] Statistical yearbook for the department of Donnersberg , 1811, p. 279 ( Google Books )