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Alzey-Land
Alzey-Land is a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located around the town Alzey, which is the seat of Alzey-Land, but not part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde''. Alzey-Land consists of the following ''Ortsgemeinden'' ("local municipalities"): Notable residents * William Heilman, born in Albig, United States Congressman from Indiana * Hildegard von Bingen Hildegard of Bingen (german: Hildegard von Bingen; la, Hildegardis Bingensis; 17 September 1179), also known as Saint Hildegard and the Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German Benedictine abbess and polymath active as a writer, composer, philosopher ... References Verbandsgemeinde in Rhineland-Palatinate {{AlzeyWorms-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nack
Nack is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey. Neighbouring municipalities Nack's neighbours are Erbes-Büdesheim, Bechenheim, Nieder-Wiesen, Offenheim und Wendelsheim. History Religion By religious affiliation, the greatest part of Nack's population, 44.8%, belongs to the Evangelical denomination, whereas 34.2% of the population is Catholic. Those professing another religious affiliation, or none, amount to 21%. Population development At 31 December 2004, there were precisely 631 registered inhabitants whose main residences were in Nack, and another 31 inhabitants with secondary residences in the municipality (according to data from the municipal statistics from the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bechtolsheim
Bechtolsheim (Literally Bechtol's Home) is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey. Geography Location The municipality lies on the Selz, which here snakes along the Petersberg (mountain), at whose foot the municipality is found. The nearest towns are Alzey, with its dual administrative functions of district and ''Verbandsgemeinde'' seat, and Wörrstadt, roughly 10 km away. The state capital of Mainz, 30 km away, can be reached most quickly on Autobahn A 63. As a winegrowing centre, Bechtolsheim lies in Germany's biggest winegrowing district and in the middle of the Rheinhessen wine region. The municipal area covers 1 065 ha, of which 300 ha is planted with grapevines. Neighbouring municipalities The municipality's nearest nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ober-Flörsheim
Ober-Flörsheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location Ober-Flörsheim lies on a high plateau in the Rheinhessen wine region. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey. History In 776, ''Flarlesheim superiori'' had its first documentary mention in a donation document from Lorsch Abbey. From 1237 until the late 18th century, the Teutonic Knights ran a commandry in the village. From 1506, Ober-Flörsheim belonged to Electoral Palatinate and was made part of the '' Oberamt'' of Alzey. In the Thirty Years' War, Swedish troops laid waste the commandry and the village. In 1689, the village was dealt a further blow by French troops under King Louis XIV when they laid the Palatinate waste during the Nine Years' War. During the wars in the wake of the French Revolution, there was a bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alzey
Alzey () is a ''Verband''-free town – one belonging to no ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the fifth-largest town in Rhenish Hesse, after Mainz, Worms, Ingelheim am Rhein and Bingen. Alzey is one of the ''Nibelungenstädte'' – towns associated with the '' Nibelungenlied'' – because it is represented in this work by the character Volker von Alzey. Hence, Alzey is also known as ''Volkerstadt''. Geography Location Alzey lies in Rhenish Hesse on the western edge of the northern part of the Upper Rhine Plain. It is surrounded by the northern part of the Alzey Hills, which meets the Rhenish Hesse Hills towards the south and the North Palatine Uplands towards the east. The town is found some 30 km southwest of Mainz and some 22 km ( as the crow flies, in each case) northwest of Worms. Through Alzey, in places underground, flows the river Selz, a left-bank tributary to the Rhine. Climate Yearly prec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flomborn
Flomborn is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse, in the ''Rheinhessisches Hügelland'' (Rhenish-Hessian Uplands), and in the Wormsgau. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey. Neighbouring municipalities Flomborn's neighbours are Ober-Flörsheim, Dintesheim and Eppelsheim. History Flomborn has had many names over the ages, among which are ''Flamburn'' (1196), ''Blanbrunnen'' (1283), ''Flomburna'' (1324), ''Flonborne'' (1336), ''Flanborn'' (1362), ''Flamborn'' (1406), ''Flanbronnen'' (1424), ''Floborn'' (1509) and ''Flonborn'' (1787). In its earliest days, the place belonged to the Bishopric of Mainz, with several churches, monasteries and noblemen holding estates there. Of the last, one noble family even bore the village's name. One Rud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauchenheim
Mauchenheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey. Mauchenheim lies roughly 5 km from Orbis, where the river Selz rises. This brook empties into the Rhine at Ingelheim Ingelheim (), officially Ingelheim am Rhein ( en, Ingelheim upon Rhine), is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany. The town sprawls along the Rhine's west bank. It has been Mainz-Bingen's district seat .... History Mauchenheim had its first documentary mention in 867 in a deed of donation to Lorsch Abbey. But it is proven, that there have been human settlements long before, as there are remainings of a Roman Villa Rustica below ground. During the last centuries Mauchenheim belonged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonsheim
Lonsheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey. The small, rural, agricultural, winegrowing centre lies in a hollow at the foot of the wooded “Hemm” and has vineyards on all sides. It is in what is known as the Rhenish-Hessian Switzerland (''Rheinhessische Schweiz''). On a clear day, one can see from Lonsheim all the way to Frankfurt am Main. Wineries Lonsheim has the Mandelberg and Schönberg wineries, which are part of the winemaking appellation – ''Weingroßlage'' – of Adelberg. All together, vineyards cover 139 ha. Neighbouring municipalities Lonsheim’s neighbours are Bornheim, Bermersheim vor der Höhe and Heimersheim (an outlying centre of Alzey). History The village wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kettenheim
Kettenheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey. History Earlier known as ''Kiedenheim'', the village lay in the lower Nahegau (a county) and for a great length of time was subservient to the castle at Alzey. The family ''Dieter von Kiedenheim'' was enfeoffed with great holdings by Ruprecht III. Northeast of Kettenheim lay the village of ''Egersheim'' or ''Ergisheim'' which later vanished, most likely shortly after the Thirty Years' War. Politics Town council The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman. Coat of arms The municipality's arms might be described thus: Argent d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gau-Odernheim
Gau-Odernheim (until 1896 simply ''Odernheim'') is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey. Gau-Odernheim lies on the little river Selz, which snakes its way along the Petersberg (mountain). The nearest towns are Alzey (8 km) with both the district and ''Verbandsgemeinde'' seats, and Wörrstadt (12 km). The state capital Mainz, 30 km away, can be reached easily on the Autobahn A 63. As a winegrowing centre, Gau-Odernheim lies in Germany's biggest winegrowing district and in the middle of the Rheinhessen wine region. Because it is near the Frankfurt Rhine Main Region, the municipality is also a bedroom community and therefore has many new development areas and new citizens. Neighbourin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gau-Heppenheim
Gau-Heppenheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey. It has about 550 inhabitants. History In 790, Gau-Heppenheim had its first documentary mention as ''Hepfanheim'' when several holdings were granted to Lorsch Abbey. The former castle complex, mentioned about 1500, was utterly destroyed in 1766 by a lightning strike and the ensuing fire. Until the late 18th century, the place belonged to the Elector of the Palatinate. Until that time, the village also called itself ''Heppenheim im Loch'' (“Heppenheim in the Hole”). In 1903, it was given the name Gau-Heppenheim to distinguish it from other places called Heppenheim. Religion *The Catholic parish in Gau-Heppenheim, St. Urban, is bound to the br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freimersheim
Freimersheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and is a winegrowing centre in the like-named wine region. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey. Freimersheim lies at the source of the Weidasserbach. Its agricultural origins can still be seen clearly, though it now also has many people who work in surrounding cities such as Alzey or Worms. Freimersheim has its own railway station with hourly trains towards Mainz and Frankfurt am Main as well as an Autobahn interchange on the A 63. There are also regular bus links to Alzey. History In 763, Freimersheim had its first documentary mention in a document from Lorsch Abbey, and through most of its history was an abbey possession. The name comes from ''Frimâr'', and means “Frimâr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Framersheim
Framersheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey. Neighbouring municipalities Framersheim's neighbours are Alzey-Schafhausen, Dittelsheim-Heßloch, Gau-Heppenheim and Gau-Odernheim. History In 775, Framersheim had its first documentary mention when a document from Lorsch Abbey mentioned a vineyard in Framersheim. Politics Municipal council The council is made up of 16 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: Mayors * (1945–1946) Johann Beckenbach * (1989–2004) Frank Zink * (2004–2019) Ulrich Armbrüster * (2019–today) Felix Schmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
