Werbach

Werbach
Werbach
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	Werbach Location of Werbach within Main-Tauber-Kreis district
	Coordinates: 49°40′09″N 09°38′26″E / 49.66917°N 9.64056°ECoordinates: 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	Ottmar Dürr
Area
• Total	43.18 km2 (16.67 sq mi)
Elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,289
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	97956
Dialling codes	09341, 09348, 09349
Vehicle registration	TBB, MGH
Website	www.werbach.de

Werbach is a country town 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.^[2]

External links

Official site of Werbach

References

↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2017". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 2018.
↑ 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 GmbH, Stuttgart/Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1, p. 469.

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[1] "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2017". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 2018.

[2] 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 GmbH, Stuttgart/Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1, p. 469.