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Gerbach

Coordinates: 49°40′24.82″N 7°52′14.4″E / 49.6735611°N 7.870667°E / 49.6735611; 7.870667
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Gerbach
Coat of arms of Gerbach
Location of Gerbach within Donnersbergkreis district
Gerbach is located in Germany
Gerbach
Gerbach
Gerbach is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Gerbach
Gerbach
Coordinates: 49°40′24.82″N 7°52′14.4″E / 49.6735611°N 7.870667°E / 49.6735611; 7.870667
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictDonnersbergkreis
Municipal assoc.Rockenhausen
Government
 • MayorKlaus Hofmann
Area
 • Total7.32 km2 (2.83 sq mi)
Elevation
257 m (843 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total513
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67813
Dialling codes06361
Vehicle registrationKIB
Websiterockenhausen.de

Gerbach is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

At Gerbach, there is the worlds most powerful wind turbine, an Enercon E-126 with axis height of 135 metres and rotor diameter of 127 metres with a generation capacity of 7.5 MW.

The first documented mention is dated 1192. Gerbach is also called "Klää Paris" (little Paris), as during the French revolution Gerbach had a high density of bars, just like Paris.

Gerbach has a very traditional male choral society, founded in 1861. In 2011 there was an anniversary celebration (150 years). Furthermore, a carnival club is very active in the community as well as a sports club (Soccer, Table Tennis, Aerobic).

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.