Bermersheim vor der Höhe

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Alzey-Worms
Association municipality :	Alzey Land
Height :	191 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.87 km 2
Residents:	382 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	133 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	55234
Area code :	06731
License plate :	AZ
Community key :	07 3 31 008
Association administration address:	Weinrufstrasse 38 ; 55232 Alzey
Website :	www.bermersheim-vdh.de
Mayoress :	Ute Fillinger
Location of the local community of Bermersheim vor der Höhe in the district of Alzey-Worms

Bermersheim vor der Höhe is a municipality in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Alzey-Land association, which has its administrative headquarters in the city of Alzey .

Geographical location

As a wine-growing community , Bermersheim is located in front of the height in the largest wine-growing district in Germany and in the middle of the Rheinhessen wine-growing region .

history

The place name was first mentioned in a document in 768 on the occasion of a sale of goods to the Lorsch Abbey.

The municipality has had the addition of "vor der Höhe" since April 1, 1971.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Bermersheim vor der Höhe consists of eight council members, who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	SPD	WGF	WGP	WGW	total
2019	1	5	2	-	8 seats
2014	2	3	3	-	8 seats
2009	2	1	-	5	8 seats

WGF = Voter Group Fillinger
WGP = Pfannebecker voters group
WGW = Wagner group of voters

Local mayor

1954–1969 Jakob Heilmann
1969–1974 Walter Hauck
1974–1989 Konrad Messenkopf
1989-2004 Volker Herberg
2004–2014 Werner Wagner
2014– 0000Ute Fillinger

In the local elections on May 26, 2019, Ute Fillinger was confirmed in office with a share of 64.29% of the vote.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In blue the silver letter B, on the right side covered with a golden crook with a golden sash."

Culture and sights

Buildings

The baptistery of Saint Hildegard von Bingen is located in Bermersheim vor der Höhe .

Natural monuments

Economy and Infrastructure

Viticulture

Sons and daughters of the church

Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179), Benedictine and important polymath of her time (exact place of birth is disputed; Bermersheim is the place of the baptistery)

Honorary citizen

On September 11, 2015, Cardinal Karl Lehmann was made an honorary citizen of the Bermersheim community.

Web links

Commons : Bermersheim vor der Höhe - Collection of images

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

↑ Official municipality directory (= State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 407 ). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 186 (PDF; 2.8 MB).

^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: Local council election 2019 Bermersheim vor der Höhe. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal elections 2014, city and municipal council elections
↑ The regional returning officer RLP: direct elections 2019. see Alzey-Land, Verbandsgemeinde, fourth line of results. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
↑ Hildegard von Bingen - stations of her life
^ News sheet for the VG Alzey-Land; from September 17, 2015; P. 7

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-RP-1] State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

[2] Official municipality directory (= State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 407 ). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 186 (PDF; 2.8 MB).