Gerbach

Gerbach is a municipality in the Thunder Mountain district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Rockhausen.

Geography

The town lies on Appel creek in Northern Palatinate mountains northwest of Mount Thunder between Kaiserslautern and Bad Kreuznach.

To Gerbach the residential places Althof, Kahlenberg pond, Köhlerhof and Schneebergerhof include (as of 2010 ). Also located in the municipal area of ​​the camping park Palatinate.

History

First mentioned in the year 1192nd After the French Revolution, the town was incorporated in 1798 in the French department of Thunder Mountain. As a result of the Vienna Congress, he was from 1816 to 1945 Bavarian. After the Second World War Gerbach was part of the French occupation zone and was incorporated into the newly formed 1946 State of Rhineland -Palatinate.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Gerbach consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Economy and infrastructure

In Gerbach there is a primary school, which is also responsible for Bayerfeld - Steckweiler, Dielkirchen, St. Alban, Ruppertsecken and Würzweiler.

In the resort, the L 385 and L 400 cross over the A 63 in the south east is connected to the long-distance transport. In Rockhausen is a railway station of Alsenztalbahn.

Structures

In the village is the Catholic Church of St. Michael.

In the wind farm Schneebergerhof since 2010 is one of the highest wind power plants in the world, an Enercon E -126 with 198.5 meters high. It is also equipped with 7.5 MW the most powerful wind turbine in the world. The end of 2013, a rotor blade has come loose and crashed far from unknown causes.

Clubs and organizations

In Gerbach club life plays a big role. In addition to the sports club, there is the fire department funding Club, the Men's Choir, the applicant Parisian carnival society, the rural women, the Friends of the elementary school and the church fete Borsch.

The Men's Choir 1861 Gerbach eV celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2011.

The applicant Parisian Carnival Association ( KPKV ) celebrates 2012, the 22-year club anniversary.

In Gerbach / Schneebergerhof leisure and educational center of the Red Cross District Association of Rheinhessen-Pfalz is located.

Sons and daughters of the town

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