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Guntersblum (Verbandsgemeinde)
Guntersblum is a former ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district Mainz-Bingen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' was in Guntersblum. On 1 July 2014 it merged into the new ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Rhein-Selz. Municipalities The ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Guntersblum consisted of the following ''Ortsgemeinden'' ("local municipalities"): # Dolgesheim # Dorn-Dürkheim # Eimsheim # Guntersblum # Hillesheim # Ludwigshöhe # Uelversheim # Weinolsheim Weinolsheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies in Rhenish He ... # Wintersheim Mayors * 1972 - 2002: Rudi Müller (CDU) * 2002 - 2009: Robert Kunnen (CDU) * since 2009: Michael Stork (CDU) {{Authority control Former Verbandsgemeinden in Rhineland-Palatinate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns. Rhineland-Palatinate The state of Rhineland-Palatinate is divided into 163 Verbandsgemeinden, which are municipal associations grouped within the 24 districts of the state and subdivided into 2,257 Ortsgemeinden (singular Ortsgemeinde) which comprise single settlements. Most of the Verbandsgemeinden were established in 1969. Formerly the name for an administrative unit was ''Amt''. Most of the functions of municipal government for several municipalities are consolidated and administered centrally from a larger or more central town or municipality among the group, while the individual municipalities (Ortsgemeinden) still maintain a limited degree of local autonomy. Saxony-Anhalt The 11 districts of Saxony-Anhalt are divided into ''Verwaltungsgemein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainz-Bingen
Mainz-Bingen is a district (''Kreis'') in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rheingau-Taunus, the district-free cities Wiesbaden and Mainz, the districts Groß-Gerau, Alzey-Worms, Bad Kreuznach, and Rhein-Hunsrück. History During the French occupation under Napoleon the district was part of the departement Donnersberg (fr.:Mont-Tonnerre). After the Congress of Vienna, the area north of the Nahe river went to the Prussian Rhine province, the biggest part however became part of the Grand Duchy of Hesse and was called Rhenish Hesse. In 1835 the Mainz district was created when the province Rheinhessen was abolished. In 1852 the Oppenheim district was created, and took some of the area of the Mainz district; in 1938 this district was abolished again. The current area of the district was formed in 1969, when the districts of Mainz and Bingen were merged. Geography The main river in the district is the Rhine, which marks the bord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Koblenz, Trier, Kaiserslautern, Worms and Neuwied. It is bordered by North Rhine-Westphalia, Saarland, Baden-Württemberg and Hesse and by the countries France, Luxembourg and Belgium. Rhineland-Palatinate was established in 1946 after World War II, from parts of the former states of Prussia (part of its Rhineland and Nassau provinces), Hesse (Rhenish Hesse) and Bavaria (its former outlying Palatinate kreis or district), by the French military administration in Allied-occupied Germany. Rhineland-Palatinate became part of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949 and shared the country's only border with the Saar Protectorate until the latter wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhein-Selz
Rhein-Selz is a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district Mainz-Bingen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It takes its name from the two rivers Rhine and Selz. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, south of Mainz. It was formed on 1 July 2014 by the merger of the former ''Verbandsgemeinden'' Nierstein-Oppenheim and Guntersblum. Its seat is in Oppenheim Oppenheim () is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The town is a well-known wine center, being the home of the German Winegrowing Museum, and is particularly known for the wines from the Oppenheimer Krötenbru .... The ''Verbandsgemeinde'' consists of the following ''Ortsgemeinden'' ("local municipalities"): Verbandsgemeinde in Rhineland-Palatinate {{MainzBingen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolgesheim
Dolgesheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location Dolgesheim lies on the ''Gaustraße'' – ''Landesstraße'' (state road) 425 – halfway between Mainz and Worms. There is a further link by ''Bundesstraße'' 9 from Oppenheim by way of Dienheim, Uelversheim and Weinolsheim, or from Guntersblum by way of Eimsheim. Dolgesheim can also be reached from the A 61, Alzey interchange, by way of Gau-Odernheim and Hillesheim. The greatest elevation is the Kreuzberg at 211 m above sea level. History Founded in the 5th century by Frankish tribes, the place known as ''Dulgisheim'' had its first documentary mention in 769 with a donation to the Lorsch Abbey. At this time, a Theo und Unsetz donated 2 morgens of cropland “''in pago Wormat in Dulgisheimer Mark''”. Early on, Dolgesheim belonged to the Counts of Leiningen, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorn-Dürkheim
Dorn-Dürkheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location Dorn-Dürkheim lies between Mainz and Worms, in the “Heart of Rhenish Hesse”. The municipality belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Rhein-Selz. History In 767, Dorn-Dürkheim had its first documentary mention in a document from the Lorsch Abbey. The municipality belonged from the 10th to 12th century to the Bishopric of Worms and passed thereafter as a fief to the Lords of Bolanden. Assigned to the '' Oberamt'' of Alzey beginning in 1457, Dorn-Dürkheim was temporarily occupied by the French, before the community, along with the whole province of Rhenish Hesse passed to the Grand Duchy of Hesse. In 1897, Dorn-Dürkheim acquired a railway link on the Osthofen–Gau-Odernheim line. Since the Second World War, Dorn-Dürkheim has belonged to the newly founded fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eimsheim
Eimsheim is a winegrowing ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse. Land use The municipality's area is 451 ha, of which some 100 ha is given over to vineyards. History Finds unearthed from the Bronze Age suggest that there were settlers in the time between 1800 and 1000 BC. The remains of a column capital from a Jupiter temple have also been found. About 500, the Franks settled here; the placename ''Uminisheim'' goes back to the tribal elder Umin. Eimsheim, at the time belonging to the Wormsgau (a county), had its first documentary mention in 762 in a donation document in which Egilolf transferred a vineyard in the ''Huminsheimer Marca'' to the Lorsch Abbey. In the early 11th century Eimsheim belonged to the Bishopric of Worms, which later ceded it to the “Weidas” Cisterci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntersblum
Guntersblum is an ''Ortsgemeinde''– a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location Guntersblum lies on the Rhine’s left bank between Mainz and Worms, right on the Mainz– Ludwigshafen railway line, and roughly 25 km south of Mainz. The municipality’s total area is 1 668 ha, 1 373 ha of which is given over to agriculture and forestry, and 550 ha of this is used for winegrowing. Winegrowing areas include Guntersblumer Vögelsgärten and Oppenheimer Krötenbrunnen while individual vineyards are Steinberg, Authental, Steigterassen, Bornpfad, Kreuzkapelle, Eiserne Hand, St. Julianenbrunnen and Sonnenhang. History 9th to 10th century Between 830 and 850 Guntersblum, had its first documentary mention as ''Chunteres Frumere'' in the Lorsch codex: a kingly bondsman had to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillesheim, Mainz-Bingen
Hillesheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The municipality belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Rhein-Selz. Neighbouring municipalities Hillesheim’s neighbours are Dittelsheim-Heßloch, Dolgesheim, Dorn-Dürkheim, Frettenheim, Gau-Odernheim and Eimsheim. Constituent communities Hillesheim has two centres, ''Ortskern'', or municipal core, and ''Bahnhof'', or railway station. In the outlying centre of Bahnhof stands the former railway station once served by the Osthofen–Gau Odernheim line and used together with the neighbouring municipality of Dorn-Dürkheim. History In the 13th century, Hillesheim had its first documentary mention, although the laying of the churchtower’s foundation stone has been dated to 1204. In 1387, ownership of Hillesheim was divided up: The ''Kirchbergteil'' (''Teil'' means “part” ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwigshöhe
Ludwigshöhe is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Rhein-Selz. Geography Location The small municipality of Ludwigshöhe lies in Rhenish Hesse, in the Rhine rift a short way west of the Rhine on the old Mainz-Worms trade road, nowadays known as ''Bundesstraße'' 9, almost exactly halfway between the Rhineland-Palatinate state capital of Mainz and the '' Nibelungstadt'' of Worms. History Ludwigshöhe is a comparatively new place, but it goes back to the Merovingian community of Rudelsheim. A dykeburst in 1819 brought about a shift in that place’s population to higher ground on a nearby hill. Rudelsheim had its first documentary mention in 766 in a donation document from the Lorsch Abbey. It is believed to have been founded in the 5th or 6th century by the Franks. After the Romans had already brought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uelversheim
Uelversheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Uelversheim lies between Mainz and Worms, in the “Heart of Rhenish Hesse”, and belongs to the ''Berggemeinden'' (“Mountain Municipalities”, besides Uelversheim these are the neighbouring centres of Weinolsheim, Dolgesheim and Eimsheim) Uelversheim is a typical winegrowing centre, with almost a fourth of its area given over to this pursuit. Wine is also grown in an exclave between Dienheim and Guntersblum, which along with the actual community forms part of Uelversheim's municipal area. History In 766, Uelversheim had its first documentary mention. Digs, however, confirm that the area was earlier substantially settled by Celts and Germanic peoples. Over lengthy times in the Middle Ages, the place belonged to the Counts of Leiningen who built a castle here as a summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
