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Merschbach 
MerschbachLocation of Merschbach within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Coordinates 49°48′12″N 7°00′20″E / 49.80333°N 7.00556°ECoordinates: 49°48′12″N 7°00′20″E / 49.80333°N 7.00556°E Administration Country Germany State Rhineland-Palatinate District Bernkastel-Wittlich Municipal assoc. Thalfang am Erbeskopf Mayor Iris Hornberg Basic statistics Area 3.20 km2 (1.24 sq mi) Elevation 280 m (919 ft) Population 48 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 15 /km2 (39 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate WIL Postal code 54426 Area code 06504 
Merschbach
Merschbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Geography
Location
The municipality lies in the Dhron valley in the Hunsrück. Merschbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Thalfang am Erbeskopf, whose seat is in the municipality of Thalfang.
History
In 1281, Merschbach, which at the time was held by the Counts of Hunolstein, had its first documentary mention. As a result of the turmoil of the French Revolution, Merschbach lay under French rule beginning about 1800. 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
Since the 1970s, the municipality’s population has shrunk markedly. While Merschbach still had 104 inhabitants in 1970 when the Verbandsgemeinde of Thalfang am Erbeskopf was founded, by March 2009, there were only 61.
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairwoman[2].
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
Merschbach has at its disposal a small chapel.
Natural monuments
Among the municipality’s natural monuments are a limetree and an oak.
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2010" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.rlp.de/fileadmin/dokumente/berichte/A1033_201022_hj_G.pdf.
- ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
External links
- Website about Merschbach with information, pictures, addresses and links. (German)
- Private homepage with information about the municipality (German)
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Categories:- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Bernkastel-Wittlich geography stubs
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