Merzalben
Merzalben is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
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Location of Merzalben within Südwestpfalz district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°14′40″N 7°43′51″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Südwestpfalz |
| Municipal assoc. | Rodalben |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael Köhler (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.01 km2 (11.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 281 m (922 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,149 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 66978 |
| Dialling codes | 06395 |
| Vehicle registration | PS |
| Website | www.merzalben.de |
It is a tourist resort recognised by the state.
Merzalben's earliest known records date to 1237.
Religion
In 2007 66.3% of the inhabitants were Roman Catholic and 19.3% were Protestant.
Politics
The local council in Merzalben consists of 16 councillors, who were elected in the local election on 7 June 2009, and whose honorary local mayor is the chairman.
Culture
The 28-metre-high Luitpold Tower (Luitpoldturm) was established 1909 on the summit of the 610-metre-high Weißenberg hill as observation tower. Gräfenstein Castle is a castle ruin about two kilometres east of Merzalben. It gave its name to the region.
House of the foster
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gollark: Ideally we would remove the brains from people's skulls and directly feed them input data via the existing nerve I/O bits, but nooooo, apparently that's "unethical" and "impractical".
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References
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.
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