Werbach
Werbach | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Werbach
within Main-Tauber-Kreis district | |
Location of Werbach | |
Werbach Werbach | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′09″N 09°38′26″E / 49.66917°N 9.64056°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Main-Tauber-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–31) | Georg Wyrwoll[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.18 km2 (16.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,180 |
| • Density | 73.6/km2 (191/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97956 |
| Dialling codes | 09341, 09348, 09349 |
| Vehicle registration | TBB, MGH |
| Website | www.werbach.de |
Werbach (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛʁbax] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Main-Tauber in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Geographical location
Werbach is located in the Taubertal between Tauberbischofsheim, Wertheim (Main) and Würzburg.
History
Werbach is first mentioned in the year 1248. In 1563 the plague killed almost 500 people in Werbach. During the Campaign of the Main near Werbach one of the last combats of the Austro-Prussian War took place. On 24 July 1866 troops of Baden fought against troops of Oldenburg. The troops of Oldenburg, allies of the Prussians, occupied Werbach.
According to a municipal reform in Baden-Württemberg the municipalities of Werbach, Wenkheim, Werbachhausen and Brunntal were combined to the new municipality of Werbach on 31 December 1973. Gamburg and Niklashausen followed on 1 January 1975.[3]
External links
References
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Werbach 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Tabellengruppe 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes zum 31. Dezember 2024" [Update of the population as of 31 December 2024] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.
- ^ Statistisches Bundesamt (ed.): Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27.5.1970 bis 31.12.1982. W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart/Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1, p. 469.