Merzalben

Merzalben
Merzalben
Location of Merzalben within Südwestpfalz district
Coordinates	49.2445°N 7.7308°E / 49.2445°N 7.7308°E / 49.2445; 7.7308Coordinates: 49.2445°N 7.7308°E / 49.2445°N 7.7308°E / 49.2445; 7.7308
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Südwestpfalz
Municipal assoc.	Rodalben
Mayor	Benno Schwarz (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	30.01 km2 (11.59 sq mi)
Elevation	281 m  (922 ft)
Population	1,239 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	41 /km2 (107 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	PS
Postal code	66978
Area code	06395
Website	www.merzalben.de

Merzalben is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Merzalben's earliest known records were dated back from 1237.

Religion

2007 was 66.3% of the inhabitants Catholic and 19.3% Protestant. The remaining belonged of another religion or were denominationless.

Politics

The local council in Merzalben consists of 16 councillors, who were elected in the local election on 7 June 2009, and which honorary local mayor as chairmen

Culture

The 28 meters high Luitpoldturm was established 1909 on the summit to 607 meters high white mountain as observation tower. The castle Gräfenstein is a castle ruin of about two kilometers east of Merzalben. It gave its name to the region.

References

1. ^ "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.