Obererbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Obererbach
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Obererbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Obererbach Show map of Germany Obererbach Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°26′33″N 07°58′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Wallmerod
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Martin Schönfeld[1]
Area
• Total	2.60 km2 (1.00 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	493
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56414
Dialling codes	06435
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.obererbach.eu

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1290, Obererbach had its first documentary mention as Erlebach.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Running right through the community is Kreisstraße 160, which joins Bundesstraße 8 in Malmeneich. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 7 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

External links

• Obererbach (in German)

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На других языках

[ru] Оберэрбах (Монтабаур)