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Merzalben
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Merzalben is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany, deriving its name from the Merzalbe, also known as the Merzalb, that flows through the village. Along with 5 other ("local municipalities") Merzalben belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Rodalben ("collective municipality of Rodalben") in Südwestpfalz, wherein it is the largest in terms of physical area, but the smallest in terms of population. The municipality contains several distinct natural and cultural landmarks, with the earliest known records dating back to 1237. It was also considered a state-app

Key facts

German place.type
Ortsgemeinde
German place.image_coa
DEU Merzalben COA.svg
German place.image_plan
Merzalben in PS.svg
German place.state
Rheinland-Pfalz
German place.district
Südwestpfalz
German place.Verbandsgemeinde
Rodalben
German place.elevation
281
German place.area
30.01
German place.postal_code
66978
German place.area_code
06395
German place.licence
PS
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
07 3 40 031
German place.website
www.merzalben.de
German place.mayor
Michael Köhler
German place.leader_term
2019–24
German place.party
CDU

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Official website

Merzalben – Die Ferienregion im Herzen der Südwestpfalz

Merzalben - Die Ferienregion im Herzen der Südwestpfalz

merzalben.de

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Wikidata facts

Country
Germany
Located in
Südwestpfalz
Population
1188
Area
30
Elevation
281
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Official website
www.merzalben.de
Image
Graefenstein-54-Bergfried-Merzalben-gje.jpg
Dialing code
06395
Licence plate code
PS
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postal code
66978
hashtag
Merzalben
Commons category
Merzalben
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Encyclopedic overview

25 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Location
  • Mountains
  • Bodies of Water
  • History
  • Residents
  • Population growth
  • Religion
  • Politics
  • Mayor
  • Coat of Arms
  • Culture and Landmarks
  • Cultural Monuments
  • Natural Landmarks
  • Local Nickname
  • Carnival
  • Ritterstein
  • Economy and Infrastructure
  • Economy
  • Traffic
  • Tourism
  • Important Figures
  • Sons and Daughters of the Community
  • People who worked on site
  • References

Merzalben is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany, deriving its name from the Merzalbe, also known as the Merzalb, that flows through the village. Along with 5 other ("local municipalities") Merzalben belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Rodalben ("collective municipality of Rodalben") in Südwestpfalz, wherein it is the largest in terms of physical area, but the smallest in terms of population. The municipality contains several distinct natural and cultural landmarks, with the earliest known records dating back to 1237. It was also considered a state-approved tourist resort (German: Fremdenverkehrsort) before the title was dropped in Rhineland Palatinate in 2016 and all communities awarded the designation were barred from its use in 2020.

== Geography ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Merzalben” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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