Lambsheim is a municipality in the

Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis The Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is a district (''Kreis'') in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) the district-free city Worms, the district Bergstraße, district-free Mannheim, Frankenthal and Ludw ...

, in

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 ...

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 betwe ...

. It is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Lambsheim-Heßheim.

Geography

Lambsheim is situated approximately 6 km southwest of

Frankenthal Frankenthal (Pfalz) ( pfl, Frongedahl) is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. History Frankenthal was first mentioned in 772. In 1119 an Augustinian monastery was built here, the ruins of which — known, aft ...

, and 11 km northwest of

Ludwigshafen Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein (; meaning " Ludwig's Port upon Rhine"), is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine, opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg, and the surrounding region, it form ...

History

Lambsheim was first mentioned as ''Lammundisheim'' in the

Lorsch codex The Lorsch Codex (Chronicon Laureshamense, Lorscher Codex, Codex Laureshamensis) is an important historical document created between about 1175 to 1195 AD in the Monastery of Saint Nazarius in Lorsch, Germany. The codex is handwritten in Caroli ...

in 768.

Politics

Municipal Council

Mayor

The mayor of Lambsheim is Herbert Knoll.
The Municipalities, Lambsheim
', ''Official website of Verbandsgemeinde Lambsheim-Heßheim'' (in German)

Sister cities

Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. It is twinned with the affluent English village of Little Aston. See also *Communes of the Yonne department The following i ...

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, since 1981

Economy and Infrastructure

Wineries

In Lambsheim there are 3 wineries.

Notable people

Jürgen Kohler Jürgen Kohler (born 6 October 1965) is a World Cup-winning German association football, footballer and Coach (sport), manager, who played as a centre-back. Since 2018, he has been in charge of the youth team of FC Viktoria Köln, Viktoria Köln. ...

(born 1965), a World-Cup-winning

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

, was born in Lambsheim.

References

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