Elevation 410 m (1,350 ft) Area 165 ha Postal code 55494 Dialling code 06764 | Municipal assoc. Rheinböllen Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Sunday 12:09 AM Population 239 (31 Dec 2008) | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Erbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rheinböllen, whose seat is in the town of the same name.
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Map of Erbach, Germany
Location
The municipality lies in the eastern Hunsrück right on the Autobahn A 61. Southeast of the village is the edge of the Binger Wald (Bingen Forest).
History
Erbach belonged to the Electorate of the Palatinate Altes Gericht (“Old Court”). Beginning in 1794, Erbach lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Population development
What follows is a table of the municipality’s population figures for selected years since the early 19th century (each time at 31 December):
Municipal council
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Mayor
Erbach’s mayor is Paul Schirra.
Buildings
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments: