Güllesheim

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 36 '  N , 7 ° 32'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
Association municipality :	Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld
Height :	308 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.2 km 2
Residents:	726 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	330 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56593
Area code :	02687
License plate :	AK
Community key :	07 1 32 043
Association administration address:	Rathausstrasse 13 57610 Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
Website :	www.güllesheim.de
Local Mayor :	Peter Humberg
Location of the local community Güllesheim in the district of Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

Güllesheim is a municipality in the Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld .

geography

Güllesheim is located in the Rhine-Westerwald Nature Park about twelve kilometers southwest of Altenkirchen (Westerwald) . Neighboring communities are Bürdenbach , Döttesfeld , Pleckhausen and Horhausen (Westerwald) .

history

The place was first mentioned in 1250 in the leveling rolls of Herford Abbey.

Güllesheim belonged to the Electorate of Trier until the beginning of the 19th century and was part of the parish of Horhausen . The parts of the Electorate of Trier on the right bank of the Rhine were allocated to the Principality of Nassau-Weilburg in 1803 on the basis of the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss and belonged to the Duchy of Nassau from 1806 after the foundation of the Rhine Confederation . Due to the agreements made at the Congress of Vienna (1815), the region was ceded to the Kingdom of Prussia .

Under the Prussian administration, Güllesheim was assigned to the Flammersfeld mayor in the newly established Altenkirchen district , which from 1822 belonged to the Rhine Province .

Population development

The development of the population of Güllesheim, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year Residents 1815 94 1835 142 1871 210 1905 313 1939 440

year Residents 1950 467 1961 583 1970 642 1987 721 2005 674

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Güllesheim consists of twelve council members, who were elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

mayor

Peter Humberg became mayor of Güllesheim on July 9, 2019. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was elected for five years with 57.14% of the vote. Peter Humberg's predecessors were Markus Schmidt (Mayor 2014–2019) and Kornelius Seliger.

Parish partnership

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Culture and sights

Monuments

• List of cultural monuments in Güllesheim
• List of natural monuments in Güllesheim

Sports

• Güllesheim has a football club, SV Güllesheim. The first team plays in the district league B in the 2010/2011 season.
• In 2005, the Rhineland-Palatinate / Saarland state championship in cheerleading was held in Güllesheim for the second time in a row . The organizer was the CVJM Altenkirchen (Heavenly Force Cheerleader).

Events

• The "Country & Linedance Festival" has been held annually at the Raiffeisenhalle in Güllesheim since 2008. The Geronimo Linedancers donate the net proceeds every year for youth work in the association's community. So far, over 45,000 € have been donated.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

• Güllesheim can be reached via federal highway 256 . The A3 is approx. 5 km away.

Public facilities

• Güllesheim has a local DRK association and a rapid deployment group (SEG).
• In addition, a publicly accessible halfpipe was built in 2000 .
• A playground in Lindenstrasse and the playground next to the football field are also open to the public.
• The Raiffeisenhalle and the sports field, newly built in 2012, offer space for sports activities.

Web links

Commons : Güllesheim  - Collection of Images

• www.güllesheim.de Website of the local community Güllesheim
• Local community Güllesheim on the website of the community community Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: City Council Election 2019 Güllesheim. Retrieved January 4, 2020 . 
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Verbandsgemeinde, 19th line of results. Retrieved January 4, 2020 . 
5. ↑ AK-Kurier: Peter Humberg is the new local mayor in Güllesheim. July 12, 2019, accessed January 4, 2020 . 
6. ^ Geronimo Line Dancers eV: Geronimo Linedancers. Retrieved January 4, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.