Wallbach (Odenwald)
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Wallbach
Brensbach municipality
Coordinates: 49 ° 45 ′ 43 " N , 8 ° 54 ′ 37" E
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| Height : | 232 m above sea level NHN |
| Area : | 3.51 km² [LAGIS] |
| Residents : | 303 (Jun 30, 2016) |
| Population density : | 86 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | August 1, 1972 |
| Postal code : | 64395 |
| Area code : | 06161 |
Wallbach , known by post as Wallbach (Odenwald) before the regional reform in Hesse , is a district of the municipality of Brensbach in the Odenwaldkreis in southern Hesse with around 300 inhabitants.
geography
Wallbach is located in the north of the Odenwald on the upper reaches of the Brensbach , which, coming from the nearby watershed of the Mümling , flows to the northwest in the local area of Brensbach and the Gersprenz . The highest point of the district reaches 376 meters on the watershed on Hohen Strasse . Geologically, Wallbach belongs to the crystalline Vorderen Odenwald .
Wallbach is located in the Starkenburg region and in the Bergstrasse-Odenwald Geo-Nature Park .
history
The existence of the place is documented under the name Walbach since 1426. Wallbach belonged to the district court and the parish of Kirchbrombach as part of the Breuberg rule . In 1806 the place came with the county of Erbach to the Grand Duchy of Hesse .
During the regional reform in Hesse , Wallbach was incorporated into the municipality of Brensbach by law on August 1, 1972 at the same time as the municipalities of Nieder-Kainsbach , Höllerbach , and Wersau . According to the main statute, a local district with a local advisory council and local councilor was set up for Wallbach in accordance with the Hessian municipal code .
Culture and sights
The former school and town hall in Wallbach was built in a location-defining location in a village-historic style in 1899, borrowing from the urban villa architecture. This picturesque building was donated by the Gehring family who emigrated to Cleveland (USA) and, like three other properties in the village, is a listed building.
traffic
From the core town of Brensbach, the district road K 82 leads east to Wallbach and ends here. From the K 82, the K 88 branches off en route in the direction of Böllstein and Kirchbrombach . Wallbach is connected to federal highway 38 via the core town .
Web links
- Wallbach district. In: Internet presence. Brensbach municipality
- Wallbach, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of July 7, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Literature about Wallbach in the Hessian Bibliography
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wallbach on the website of the municipality of Brensbach , accessed in August 2016
- ↑ Law on the reorganization of the district of Erbach (GVBl. II 330–16) of July 11, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 224 , § 8 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
- ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 359 .
- ↑ Main statute § 5. (PDF; 50 KB) Municipality of Brensbach, accessed in May 2019 .
- ↑ State Office for the Preservation of Monuments Hesse (ed.): Gehringstraße 22 (former school and town hall) In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hesse
Affhöllerbach (with Kilsbach ) | Brensbach (with Mummenroth ) | Höllerbach | Nieder-Kainsbach (with Stierbach ) | Wallbach | Wersau (with parts of Bierbach and Hippelsbach )