Obererbach, Westerwaldkreis
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show Location of Obererbach within Westerwaldkreis district | |
Obererbach | |
Coordinates: 50°26′33″N 07°58′00″E / 50.44250°N 7.96667°ECoordinates: 50°26′33″N 07°58′00″E / 50.44250°N 7.96667°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Martin Schönfeld[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.60 km2 (1.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 493 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56414 |
Dialling codes | 06435 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www |
Obererbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography[]
The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History[]
In 1290, Obererbach had its first documentary mention as Erlebach.
Politics[]
The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure[]
Running right through the community is Kreisstraße 160, which joins Bundesstraße 8 in Malmeneich. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 7 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References[]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
External links[]
- Obererbach (in German)
- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Westerwaldkreis
- Westerwaldkreis district geography stubs