Weilbach (Bayern)
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 Weilbach
Location of Weilbach within Miltenberg district
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| Coordinates: 49°41′N 09°12′E / 49.683°N 9.200°ECoordinates: 49°41′N 09°12′E / 49.683°N 9.200°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken | |
| District | Miltenberg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Bernhard Kern (UL) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 27.28 km2 (10.53 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 152 m (499 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,200 | |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 63937 | |
| Dialling codes | 09373 | |
| Vehicle registration | MIL | |
| Website | www.weilbach.de | |
Weilbach is a market municipality in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany.
Weilbach lies in the Bavarian part of the Odenwald (range).
The municipality is divided into the centres of Weilbach, Weckbach, Gönz, Reuenthal, Ohrenbach, Wiesenthal and Sansenhof.
In 1201, Weilbach had its first documentary mention. The knight Cunrat von Wilenbach was witness to a land deal of the House of Dürn, which he served. The Lords of Dürn were Hohenstaufen ministeriales and from 1171 to 1272 protective Vögte of the Amorbach Monastery.
For most of its history, Weilbach was under Electoral Mainz lordship. In 1803, Weilbach was passed to the Principality of Leiningen, and along with this passed shortly thereafter to the Grand Duchy of Baden. A few years later (1810), Weilbach ended up with the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt. Since 1816 it has belonged to Bavaria.
In 1977, under municipal reform, Weckbach with its outlying centres of Gönz, Ohrnbach, Wiesenthal and Sansenhof was amalgamated with Weilbach.
The current mayor is since 1996 Bernhard Kern (Unabhängige Liste). He was reelected in 2002, 2008 and 2014.
Elections in 2014:
There are otherwise no further, active local party groups in Weilbach. The SPD, though, has a Young Socialist working group.
Mayor Kern is on the Freie Wähler district board.
The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Per mantle argent a fountain with three spouts, dexter, affronty and sinister, before which a trough azure, in chief dexter gules a wheel spoked of six of the first, in chief sinister a cogwheel spoked of four and toothed of twelve of the first.
The Wheel of Mainz refers to Electoral Mainz’s long rule over the community, as do the tinctures argent and gules (silver and red). The cogwheel refers to the long tradition of metalworking in the municipal area. The fountain is the municipality’s landmark.
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