Spiesheim
Spiesheim | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Spiesheim within Alzey-Worms district  | |
  Spiesheim  Spiesheim | |
| Coordinates:49°48′37″N08°07′38″E/ 49.81028°N 8.12722°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Alzey-Worms |
| Municipal assoc. | Wörrstadt |
| Government | |
| •Mayor(2019–24) | Hans-Philipp Schmitt[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.31 km2(2.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 981 |
| • Density | 130/km2(350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55288 |
| Dialling codes | 06732 |
| Vehicle registration | AZ |
| Website | spiesheim.de |
Spiesheimis anOrtsgemeinde– amunicipalitybelonging to aVerbandsgemeinde,a kind of collective municipality – in theAlzey-Wormsdistrict inRhineland-Palatinate,Germany.
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]As awinegrowingcentre, Spiesheim lies in Germany's biggest winegrowing district, in the middle of thewine regionofRhenish Hesse.It belongs to theVerbandsgemeindeof Wörrstadt,whose seat is in thelike-named municipality.The nearest town isAlzey(6 km) and thestatecapital ofMainz,which is less than 30 km away, can easily be reached overAutobahnA 63.The 750 ha municipal area has a variance in elevation of more than 100 m.
Neighbouring municipalities
[edit]Spiesheim's neighbours areAlbig,Biebelnheim,EnsheimandWörrstadt.
History
[edit]Documented byarchaeologyare traces ofCelticsettlement from the time beginning in 250 BC. Further finds have established a continuousRomansettlement. In the 5th century came the taking of the land by theFranks,out of which arose the founding of the municipality under the nameSpizisheim.In 750, Spiesheim had its first documentary mention in a document that dealt with a donation of vineyards and cropfields toLorsch Abbey.
Politics
[edit]Municipal council
[edit]The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[3]
| SPD | WfS | Total | |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 | 12 seats |
| 2004 | 5 | 7 | 12 seats |
Mayors
[edit]- Philipp Grünewald (FWG) 1946–1964
- Jakob Babel (FWG) 1964–1966
- Friedrich Weinz (FWG) 1966–1979
- August Ohl (FWG) 1979–1994
- Klaus Gombert (FWG) 1994–2004
- Hans-Philipp Schmitt (SPD) since 2004
Coat of arms
[edit]The municipality'sarmsmight be described thus: Per fess in chief per pale, azure semé of billets Or a lion rampant of the same armed, langued and crowned gules, and gules semé of cinquefoils argent seeded of the second a vielle bendwise of the second, in base argent in dexter a hound springing gorged sinister and in sinister three bugle-horns fesswise in pale, all of the third.
Spiesheim's arms were approved in 1986 by the now defunctRegierungsbezirkofRheinhessen-Pfalz.They date from a 1492 court seal, which is known to have still been in use in 1599. It already showed all the currentescutcheon’scharges,but with a Saint as asupporter.
The two fields above the mainpartingper fess (that is, horizontally across the middle) are inspired by arms borne by local lords in centuries gone by. The composition on the sinister (armsbearer’s left, viewer’s right) side, with thevielle,comes from the arms borne by theSeneschalsof Alzey, and the one on the dexter (armsbearer’s right, viewer’s left) side, with thelion rampantfrom those borne by the Counts ofNassau-Saarbrücken.The hound and the hunting horns below the parting refer to other noble families of whom, unfortunately, only one is known. On an old gravestone in the church at Spiesheim is a coat of arms with a red hunting horn, seen at left, that has been confirmed to be the arms borne by the Lords of Horneck (of the House of Horneck von Hornberg). This would clearly make the chargecanting( “horn” is alsoHorninGerman).
Culture and sightseeing
[edit]Clubs
[edit]Spiesheim has cultivated a lively club life, which is even mirrored in various community undertakings.
Regular events
[edit]- Kermis(church consecration festival, locally known as theSpiesheimer Kerb), held on the second Sunday in July.
- Oberbrunnenfeston the third weekend in August.
Buildings
[edit]- Bergkirche( “Mountain Church” ) with a defensive tower from the 11th century
- Sängerhalle( “Singers’ Hall” ) with leaden glazing
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]Transport
[edit]Transport links, for a place of Spiesheim's size, can be described as very good. TheA 63can be reached more or less directly through the Biebelnheiminterchange,as can theA 61through theBornheiminterchange, only 4.5 km away. The A 63 links Spiesheim toMainzandKaiserslautern.Ludwigshafenand theRhine-Neckararea can be reached over the A 61. Towards the north, the A 61 is a link toKoblenz,Mönchengladbachand farther still, to theNetherlands.
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.
- ^Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in German)
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