Köngernheim

Köngernheimis anOrtsgemeinde– amunicipalitybelonging to aVerbandsgemeinde,a kind of collective municipality – in theMainz-Bingendistrict inRhineland-Palatinate,Germany.

Köngernheim
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Köngernheim within Mainz-Bingen district
Köngernheim Köngernheim
Coordinates:49°50′44″N8°14′48″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Mainz-Bingen
Municipal assoc.	Rhein-Selz
Government
•Mayor(2019–24)	Jutta Hoff
Area
• Total	3.63 km2(1.40 sq mi)
Elevation	138 m (453 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	1,300
• Density	360/km2(930/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00(CEST)
Postal codes	55278
Dialling codes	06737
Vehicle registration	MZ
Website	koengernheim.de

Geography

Location

The municipality lies betweenMainzandWormsand is a place characterized byagriculture.Thewinegrowingcentre belongs to theVerbandsgemeindeRhein-Selz,whose seat is inOppenheim.To Mainz it is roughly 20 km, toWiesbaden41 km and toFrankfurt57 km.

Neighbouring municipalities

Köngernheim's neighbours areFriesenheim,Hahnheim,SelzenandUndenheim.

History

On 27 February 782, Köngernheim had its first documentary mention in theLorsch codexasCuningesheim(meaning “king’s home, or “king’s people’s settlement” ). At the second documentary mention in 804, the name was renderedCuningeroheim.

A church was first mentioned in 1299. The portal's sandstone walls and aGothicwindow go back to the 14th century.

TheCatholicchurch was built in 1931 and 1932. Until that time, theEvangelicalchurch was shared by both denominations.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 16 council members. The factions represented on council are thekreative liste Köngernheimwith 8 seats and theFWGand theSPDwith 4 seats each.

Mayor

• Mrs. Jutta Hoff has been in office as theOrtsbürgermeisterinsince 14 July 2004.

Coat of arms

The municipality'sarmsmight be described thus: Per fess sable three roundels argent two and one, the last couped at the partition, argent the letter K gules.

This was a new coat of arms adopted in 1958. The old coat of arms showed the composition Sable five roundels argent (presumably two, one and two, that is, in a quincunx arrangement). This was the arms formerly borne by the Counts of Sickingen. A court seal showing this arrangement is known from 1610, as is a seal impression from 1725.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

TheUntermühle( “Lower Mill” ), by oral tradition with a millstone from 1608, was built in the 16th century

Famous people

Sons and daughters of the town

• Kathrin Hammen -Rhenish HessianWine Queen 2004–2005

External links

• Municipality’s official webpage(in German)