Röllbach is a municipality in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Mönchberg.
Röllbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Röllbach within Miltenberg district  | |
  Röllbach  Röllbach | |
| Coordinates: 49°46′23″N 09°14′45″E / 49.77306°N 9.24583°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Miltenberg |
| Municipal assoc. | Mönchberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Michael Schwing[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.42 km2 (4.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 219 m (719 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,698 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 63934 |
| Dialling codes | 09372 |
| Vehicle registration | MIL |
| Website | www.roellbach.de |
Geography
editLocation
editThe municipality lies in the Spessart (range), in the Mainviereck (“Main Square”) between Klingenberg, Mönchberg and Großheubach.
Politics
editUntil 1984, all members of Röllbach municipal council came exclusively from the CSU. Since the 1984 municipal election, the CWR (Christliche Wählergemeinschaft Röllbach, or Christian Voters’ Community) has also been represented on municipal council. At the 2003 Landtag elections, the CSU garnered 74.15% of the second votes.
Municipal council
editThis section needs to be updated. (July 2021) |
The council is made up of 13 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
| CSU | Christliche Wählergemeinschaft e.V | Total | |
| 2002 | 7 | 6 | 13 seats |
| 2008 | 8 | 5 | 13 seats |
(as at municipal election held on 2 March 2008)
Mayor
editRöllbach’s mayor is Michael Schwing (CSU). He was first elected in 2020.
Coat of arms
editThe municipality’s arms might be described thus: Gules a pallet argent, dexter a wheel spoked of six of the same, sinister five billets Or, two, one and two.
The arms are based on the Schultheiß’s (roughly, “sheriff’s”) seal from the 18th century. The Wheel of Mainz refers to Electoral Mainz’s former hegemony in the region, while the pallet (narrow vertical stripe), and the billets on the sinister (armsbearer’s left, viewer’s right) side are drawn from the arms formerly borne by the Barons of Hoheneck, who are known to have been in Röllbach in 1718, and who died out in 1808.
The arms have been borne since 1970.[3]
References
edit- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^ Description and explanation of Röllbach’s arms[permanent dead link]
