Faulbach
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View of Faulbach from the Main
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 Faulbach
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Location of Faulbach within Miltenberg district
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| Coordinates: 49°47′N 9°27′E / 49.783°N 9.450°ECoordinates: 49°47′N 9°27′E / 49.783°N 9.450°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken | |
| District | Miltenberg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Wolfgang Hörnig (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.97 km2 (4.24 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 142 m (466 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,588 | |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 97906 | |
| Dialling codes | 09392 | |
| Vehicle registration | MIL | |
| Website | www.faulbach.de | |
Faulbach is a municipality in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 2,600.
Faulbach lies on the right bank of the river Main, between Wertheim am Main and Miltenberg, where it is joined by the Faulbach. Around the municipality lie the hills of the Spessart. At Faulbach, the Main is the border between the states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
The community has the following Gemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral areas): Breitenbrunn, Faulbach.
The Electoral Mainz Amt became, in accordance with the 1803 Reichsdeputationshauptschluss part of Prince Primate von Dalberg’s newly formed Principality of Aschaffenburg, with which it passed in 1814 (by this time it had become a department of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt) to the Kingdom of Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, the current community came into being with the Gemeindeedikt (“Municipal Edict”) of 1818.
Within town limits, 2,466 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 2,502 in 1987 and in 2000 2,795.
According to official statistics, there were 465 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in producing businesses in 1998. In trade and transport this was 55. In other areas, 126 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 1,064 such workers worked from home. There were 62 processing businesses. Three businesses were in construction, and furthermore, in 1999, there were 10 agricultural operations with a working area of 127 ha, of which 68 ha was cropland and 59 ha was meadowland.
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