Merschbach

Merschbach
Coat of arms
Merschbach
Location of Merschbach within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.	Thalfang am Erbeskopf
Government
• Mayor	Iris Hornberg
Area
• Total	3.20 km2 (1.24 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	55
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	54426
Dialling codes	06504
Vehicle registration	WIL

Merschbach

Merschbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

The municipality lies in the Dhron valley in the Hunsrück. Merschbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Thalfang am Erbeskopf, whose seat is in the municipality of Thalfang.

History

In 1281, Merschbach, which at the time was held by the Counts of Hunolstein, had its first documentary mention. As a result of the turmoil of the French Revolution, Merschbach lay under French rule beginning about 1800. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Population development

Since the 1970s, the municipality’s population has shrunk markedly. While Merschbach still had 104 inhabitants in 1970 when the Verbandsgemeinde of Thalfang am Erbeskopf was founded, by March 2009, there were only 61.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairwoman.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

Merschbach has at its disposal a small chapel.

Natural monuments

Among the municipality’s natural monuments are a limetree and an oak.

External links

• Website about Merschbach with information, pictures, addresses and links. (German)
• Private homepage with information about the municipality (German)