Gönnheim

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Coat of arms of the local community Gönnheim
Gönnheim
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Coordinates: 49 ° 27 '  N , 8 ° 14'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Bad Dürkheim
Association municipality : Wachenheim on the Wine Route
Height : 109 m above sea level NHN
Area : 6.54 km 2
Residents: 1574 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 241 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 67161
Area code : 06322
License plate : DÜW
Community key : 07 3 32 022
LOCODE : DE GH7
Association administration address: Weinstrasse 16
67157 Wachenheim an der Weinstrasse
Website : www.goennheim.de
Local Mayor : Wolfram Meinhardt
Location of the local community of Gönnheim in the Bad Dürkheim district
Bad Dürkheim Grünstadt Grünstadt Haßloch Meckenheim (Pfalz) Niederkirchen bei Deidesheim Ruppertsberg Forst an der Weinstraße Deidesheim Wattenheim Hettenleidelheim Tiefenthal (Pfalz) Carlsberg (Pfalz) Altleiningen Ellerstadt Gönnheim Friedelsheim Wachenheim an der Weinstraße Elmstein Weidenthal Neidenfels Lindenberg (Pfalz) Lambrecht (Pfalz) Frankeneck Esthal Kindenheim Bockenheim an der Weinstraße Quirnheim Mertesheim Ebertsheim Obrigheim (Pfalz) Obersülzen Dirmstein Gerolsheim Laumersheim Großkarlbach Bissersheim Kirchheim an der Weinstraße Kleinkarlbach Neuleiningen Battenberg (Pfalz) Neuleiningen Kirchheim an der Weinstraße Weisenheim am Sand Weisenheim am Sand Weisenheim am Sand Erpolzheim Bobenheim am Berg Bobenheim am Berg Dackenheim Dackenheim Freinsheim Freinsheim Herxheim am Berg Herxheim am Berg Herxheim am Berg Kallstadt Kallstadt Weisenheim am Berg Weisenheim am Berg Landkreis Alzey-Worms Worms Ludwigshafen am Rhein Frankenthal (Pfalz) Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Landkreis Germersheim Neustadt an der Weinstraße Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße Landau in der Pfalz Kaiserslautern Landkreis Kaiserslautern Donnersbergkreis Kaiserslautern Landkreis Südwestpfalzmap
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Gönnheim is a municipality in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Wachenheim an der Weinstrasse .

Geographical location and climate

The wine-growing area is located between the Haardt Mountains and the Rhine, not far from the German Wine Route. Neighboring towns are Friedelsheim , Ellerstadt and Rödersheim-Gronau . The mild climate enables the cultivation of southern plants; the community is characterized by wine, arable and fruit growing.

history

Gönnheim was first mentioned in a document as Ginnenheim in 771 . During the time of the tribal duchies , the place belonged to the Duchy of Franconia . In 1592 the population was 184.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Gönnheim consists of 16 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 CDU FWG GL total
2019 3 2 7th 4th 16 seats
2014 5 2 6th 3 16 seats
2009 5 2 6th 3 16 seats
  • FWG = Free Voting Community Gönnheim e. V.
  • GL = Voting Association Gönnheimer List e. V.

Mayor is Wolfram Meinhardt (FWG); he received 81.3% of the vote in the 2019 local elections.

coat of arms

Coat of arms of Gönnheim
 Blazon : "In silver on green ground, Saint Martin in blue armor,ridingon ahorse with gold bridles and hooves stridingto the left, dividing his red cloak by a silver sword with a beggar with a gold loincloth sitting on the ground."

On May 15, 1845, King Ludwig I of Bavaria officially approved the coat of arms.

Parish partnership

The partner community of Gönnheim is Marktl in Upper Bavaria .

Regular events

  • The Wine and Culture Days take place on the first weekend in July. The WineStreetArt Festival has been taking place on Saturdays and Sundays since 2016.
  • The Martins kerwe takes place on the last weekend in August .

traffic

Gönnheim is connected to rail traffic by the Rhein-Haardtbahn ( Mannheim - Bad Dürkheim ), a narrow-gauge railway.

Personalities

  • Diane Blaul (born July 25, 1973), Palatinate Wine Queen 1990/91
  • Hildegard Weber, Palatinate Wine Queen 1980/81 and German Wine Queen 1981/82
  • Hermann Wilker (1874–1941), Olympic champion in rowing, spent his childhood in Gönnheim

Picture gallery

  • Through town

  • Through town

  • church

  • church

  • winery

  • To the lamb

  • Libra

  • railway station

  • graveyard

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : Gönnheim  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. ^ Ludwigstrasse in Gönnheim. Hierzuland , SWR Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed on July 29, 2014.
  3. ^ Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal elections . Retrieved July 2, 2019 .
  4. ^ Local mayor + alderman. Retrieved July 2, 2019 .
  5. ↑ State Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. Accessed on July 6, 2019 .
  6. ↑ StreetArt Festival 2019 Gönnheim Pfalz | The 4th Street Art Festival in Rhineland-Palatinate. Retrieved on July 2, 2019 (German).