Merzalben is a municipality in Südwestpfalz

Südwestpfalz

Südwestpfalz is a district in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Saarpfalz, the district-free city Zweibrücken, the districts Kaiserslautern and Bad Dürkheim, the district-free city Landau , Südliche Weinstraße, and the French département Bas-Rhin...

 district, in Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate

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, western Germany

Germany

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Merzalben's earliest known records were dated back from 1237.

Religion

2007 was 66.3% of the inhabitants Catholic and 19.3% Protestant. The remaining belonged of another religion or were denominationless.

Politics

The local council in Merzalben consists of 16 councillors, who were elected in the local election on 7 June 2009, and which honorary local mayor as chairmen

Culture

The 28 meters high Luitpoldturm was established 1909 on the summit to 607 meters high white mountain as observation tower. The castle Gräfenstein is a castle ruin of about two kilometers east of Merzalben. It gave its name to the region.