Mörlheim

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Mörlheim
Coordinates: 49 ° 11 ′ 28 "  N , 8 ° 9 ′ 54"  E
Height : 137 m above sea level NHN
Area : 6.44 km²
Residents : 1043  (Dec. 31, 2013)
Population density : 162 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : April 1, 1937
Postal code : 76829
Area code : 06341
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Location of Mörlheim in Landau in the Palatinate
Half-timbered house in Mörlheim
Half-timbered house in Mörlheim

Mörlheim is a district of Landau in the Palatinate .

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in the year 800 and incorporated into Landau on April 1, 1937. Mörlheim has 1043 inhabitants (as of 2013). The area of ​​the previous municipality was 626.08 hectares . The current district area of the district is 644.67 hectares.

politics

Local advisory board

A local district was formed for the Mörlheim district . The local council consists of eleven members, the chair of the local council is chaired by the directly elected mayor .

In the local elections on May 26, 2019 , the advisory board members were elected in a personalized proportional representation. The distribution of seats in the elected local council:

choice SPD CDU UBM FWG total
2019 3 6th - 2 11 seats
2014 3 7th 0 1 11 seats
2009 4th 5 1 1 11 seats
  • UBM = Independent Citizens Mörlheim (UBM)
  • FWG = Free Voting Group Landau e. V.

Mayor

The mayor is Joachim Arbogast (CDU). In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was re-elected with a share of the vote of 76.11%.

Culture and sights

The oldest Gustav Adolf Church in the Palatinate, which was built in 1846, is located in Mörlheim . The wall of the former monastery complex, which belonged to the Eusserthal monastery, is located at the village community center . The district has a Catholic parish church of St. Martin. Mörlheim has a rural youth group which, among other things, organizes the Mörlheim Flammkuchen Festival. In addition, the rural youth is involved in the local church fair.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Mörlheim

Economy and Infrastructure

Mörlheim had a stop on the Landau – Herxheim railway line, which was closed in 1983 . Today the bus route 508 connects this Landau suburb with the city center. In addition, the east industrial area of ​​the city of Landau is located in the Mörlheim district, where a Michelin company is located .

Tobacco is grown in Mörlheim .

literature

  • Kulturkreis Mörlheim, Egon Ehmer, festival book: 1200 years of Mörlheim, 400 pages, Mörlheim 2000

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GeoPortal.Landau: Population statistics of Landau in the Palatinate
  2. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 506 .
  3. ^ Localities directory for the Free State of Bavaria, according to d. Census from June 16, 1925 and territorial status from January 1, 1928, Munich, 1928, column 768
  4. ↑ GeoPortal.Landau: Land use statistics 2004 ( Memento of the original from May 2, 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / geoportal.landau.de
  5. ^ City of Landau: main statute. (PDF) § 9 to November 10, 2017, accessed on October 24, 2019 .
  6. ^ City administration Landau in der Pfalz: Local council election 2019 Mörlheim. Retrieved October 24, 2019 .
  7. ^ City administration Landau in der Pfalz: Local council election 2014 Mörlheim. Retrieved October 24, 2019 .
  8. ↑ City administration of Landau in der Pfalz: Result of the election as mayor 2019 Mörlheim. Retrieved October 24, 2019 .