Mörlenbach
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Old town hall
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Location of Mörlenbach within Bergstraße district
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| Coordinates: 49°35′57″N 8°44′5″E / 49.59917°N 8.73472°ECoordinates: 49°35′57″N 8°44′5″E / 49.59917°N 8.73472°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
| District | Bergstraße | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jens Helmstädter | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 27.22 km2 (10.51 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 9,972 | |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 69509 | |
| Dialling codes | 06209, 06201 (Rohrbach) | |
| Vehicle registration | HP | |
| Website | www.moerlenbach.de | |
Mörlenbach is a community in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany.
The community lies in the Odenwald some 25 km north of Heidelberg and about 30 km northeast of Mannheim, as well as lying 8 km southeast of Heppenheim. It is found on Bundesstraße 38 and through it flow the Weschnitz and the community’s namesake, the Mörlenbach.
Mörlenbach borders in the north on the community of Rimbach, in the east on the communities of Wald-Michelbach and Abtsteinach, in the south on the community of Birkenau, in the west on the town of Hemsbach and the community of Laudenbach (both in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg), and in the northwest on the town of Heppenheim.
Mörlenbach’s Ortsteile are Mörlenbach-Mitte, Weiher, Bonsweiher, Ober-Mumbach, Kleinbreitenbach, Großbreitenbach, Vöckelsbach, Ober-Liebersbach, Geisenbach, Rohrbach, Bettenbach and Juhöhe.
Owing to its location on the Bergstraße, a mild climate prevails in Mörlenbach, which often leads to what, in Germany, is a very early blossoming of the almond trees.
In 795, Mörlenbach had its first documentary mention. In the 13th century, Mörlenbach gained strategic importance because it lay between Electorate of the Palatinate and the Archbishopric of Mainz. In 1995, Mörlenbach celebrated its 1,200 year jubilee. In the course of municipal reform, the outlying centres were amalgamated into Mörlenbach in 1970 and 1971.
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