Dambach, Germany

Dambach
Coat of arms
Dambach
Location of Dambach within Birkenfeld district
Coordinates: 49°37′38.13″N 7°7′57.41″E / 49.6272583°N 7.1326139°E / 49.6272583; 7.1326139Coordinates: 49°37′38.13″N 7°7′57.41″E / 49.6272583°N 7.1326139°E / 49.6272583; 7.1326139
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Birkenfeld
Municipal assoc.	Birkenfeld
Government
• Mayor	Bernd Märker
Area
• Total	2.98 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Elevation	425 m (1,394 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	158
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	55765
Dialling codes	06782
Vehicle registration	BIR

Dambach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Birkenfeld, whose seat is in the like-named town.

The municipality lies in the Schwarzwälder Hochwald (forest) in the Hunsrück some 3 km southwest of the district seat of Birkenfeld.

Dambach borders in the south on the municipality of Ellweiler, in the west on the municipality of Achtelsbach and in the northwest on the municipality of Brücken. All these places lie within the Birkenfeld district.

Also belonging to Dambach is the outlying homestead of Brandmühle.

As witnessed by archaeological finds, the Birkenfelder Land was already settled 3,000 years ago. A great number of finds made at barrows, especially from the Iron Age, may be seen at the Birkenfelder Landesmuseum (“Birkenfeld State Museum”). In the latter half of the 1st century BC, the area was conquered by the Romans and remained under their hegemony for roughly 400 years. Roman culture has left its mark to this day.

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 chairman.

Dambach’s mayor is Bernd Märker, and his deputies are Hans-Jürgen Jost and Kurt Schmitt.