Alsheim
Alsheim | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Alsheim within Alzey-Worms district  | |
  Alsheim  Alsheim | |
| Coordinates:49°46′02″N08°20′31″E/ 49.76722°N 8.34194°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Alzey-Worms |
| Municipal assoc. | Eich |
| Government | |
| •Mayor(2019–24) | Robert Kolig[1](CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.54 km2(6.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,910 |
| • Density | 190/km2(480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67577 |
| Dialling codes | 06249 |
| Vehicle registration | AZ |
| Website | alsheim.de |
Alsheimis anOrtsgemeinde– amunicipalitybelonging to aVerbandsgemeinde,a kind of collective municipality – in theAlzey-Wormsdistrict inRhineland-Palatinate,Germany.
History
[edit]Alsheim is mentioned in theWormser wall-building ordinancefrom around 900 as one of the places that shared responsibility for maintaining thecity wallofWorms.[3]
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]The municipality lies inRhenish Hesseand belongs to theVerbandsgemeindeof Eich,whose seat is in thelike-named municipality.The village, along with thehamletof Hangen-Wahlheim, lies amidst vineyards at the foot of the Rhenish-Hessian Rhine terraces betweenMainzandWorms.Favoured as it is by its central location between theFrankfurt Rhine Main Regionand theRhine-Neckarconurbations,Alsheim has for a long time been growing into a markedly residential community. New housing developments will further strengthen this trend. Nevertheless,winegrowingstill defines the village's character. With more than 700 ha of vineyard, Alsheim is one ofRhenish Hesse'smost important winegrowing centres in Germany's biggest wine region. The wines, overwhelmingly from traditional white and red varieties of grape, are widely known for their quality. Hiking trails and a wine heritage trail, together with cycle paths, connect the countryside. There are several inns and winemaking estates. The village is well linked by rail and road to, among other places, Mainz,Oppenheim,Worms,SpeyerandHeidelberg.
Politics
[edit]Municipal council
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The council is made up of 20 council members, with the honorary mayor as chairman, and with seats apportioned thus:
| SPD | CDU | FWG | Total | |
| 2009 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 seats |
| 2004 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 seats |
(as at municipal election held on 7 June 2009)
Coat of arms
[edit]The municipality'sarmsmight be described thus: Azure two bishop's croziers in saltire, each with a sudarium fringed Or.
Town partnerships
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Economy and infrastructure
[edit]A considerable portion of Alsheim's character rests onwinegrowing,and with 704 ha of vineyards currently worked, 69.3% withwhite winevarieties and 30.7% withred,it ranks fifth afterWorms(1 490 ha),Nierstein(783 ha),Alzey(769 ha) andWesthofen(764 ha) amongRhenish Hesse'sbiggest winegrowing centres. It is also one of the biggest in the whole ofRhineland-Palatinate.
A peculiarity in Alsheim's landscape is to be found in its broad network ofsunken lanes.They stretch on for 11.5 km within the municipal area and were carved into the surrounding land by centuries of human activity wearing the land down. They are available forhikingand walking even today. In the summer months, there are sunken lane tours on offer, and for avid photographers, also photo excursions.
Transport
[edit]Alsheim lies right onBundesstraße9, on the main Worms-Mainz tangential road. Reachable within a few minutes are theAutobahnenA 63through the BiebelnheiminterchangeandA 61through the Worms/Mörrstadt or Gundersheim interchange.
In the heart of Alsheim can be found arailway station,from which travellers can rideVRNandDBtrains directly to Worms and Mainz.
Education
[edit]- Grundschule am Sonnenberg (primary school)
Famous people associated with the municipality
[edit]- Economic adviser Reinhard Muth, Mayor of Alsheim, President of the German Winegrowing Association and Vice-President of the Assembly of European Winegrowing Regions (AREV), Senior Chief of Rappenhof Wine Estate.
References
[edit]- ^Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Alzey-Worms,Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- ^"Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden"(PDF)(in German).Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.2023.
- ^C. Van De Kieft and J. F. Niermeyer, eds. (1967),Elenchus fontium historiae urbanae(Leiden: E. J. Brill), pp. 43–44.
External links
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- Official website
(in German) - Verkehrsverein Alsheim e.V. (transport association) with regional information from and about Alsheim(in German)
- Sunken lane tours and photo excursions(in German)
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