Merzalben
Sign in to saveMerzalben 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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Article
25 sectionsContents
- 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 ==