Saulheim
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Coordinates: 49 ° 53 ' N , 8 ° 9' E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
County : | Alzey-Worms | |
Association municipality : | Wörrstadt | |
Height : | 154 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 18.94 km 2 | |
Residents: | 8062 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 426 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 55291 | |
Area code : | 06732 | |
License plate : | AZ | |
Community key : | 07 3 31 058 | |
Association administration address: | Zum Römergrund 2 - 6 55286 Wörrstadt |
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Local Mayor : | Martin Fölix ( CDU ) | |
Location of the local community of Saulheim in the Alzey-Worms district | ||
Saulheim is a municipality in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Wörrstadt .
geography
The wine town of Saulheim is located approx. 12 kilometers southwest of Mainz in Rheinhessen . The community also includes the residential areas Birkenhof, Chausseehaus, Grasweg, Thomasmühle (Dickenmühle), Hohenberg, Römerhof, Rollander Hof, Untere Mühle and Im Mandel.
Neighboring communities are Nieder-Olm , Stadecken-Elsheim , Udenheim , Wörrstadt , Vendersheim and Partenheim .
history
Saulheim was first mentioned in a document at the end of the 7th century as Sowelenheim . The Franconian caretaker Pippin the Middle († December 16, 714) gave goods in the three places Wörrstadt, Armsheim and Saulheim to the St. Nicomedes Church in Mainz. At the end of the 10th century, parts of northern Rheinhessen, including Nieder- and Ober-Saulheim, came into the possession of the Archbishop of Mainz. While Ober-Saulheim was subordinate to the Wild and Rhine Counts in the following centuries, the local knightly families in Nieder-Saulheim preserved their independence from the Count Palatine and the Archbishop of Mainz.
During the French Revolution , the aristocratic families in today's Saulheim were also disempowered. After the Congress of Vienna Nieder- and Ober-Saulheim were assigned to the Grand Duchy of Hesse . The communities belonged to the districts of Alzey and Oppenheim (1852–1937); the latter was dissolved in 1937.
The community of Saulheim was newly formed on June 7, 1969 from the previously independent communities of Nieder-Saulheim and Ober-Saulheim and incorporated into the district of Alzey-Worms, which was established on the same date.
religion
About two thirds of the population are of Protestant faith, the remaining third - apart from a few non-denominational people - Catholic . There are three church buildings in the village, two Protestant and one Catholic.
politics
Municipal council
The municipal council in Saulheim consists of 24 council members (previously 22, the increase in 2019 took place in accordance with the Rhineland-Palatinate electoral law due to the increased number of inhabitants), 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 | FDP | FWG | Per | GAL | total |
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2019 | 6th | 8th | 3 | - | - | 7th | 24 seats |
2014 | 5 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4th | 22 seats |
2009 | 6th | 7th | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 22 seats |
For the 2019 election, the voter groups FWG and Pro no longer ran.
- FWG = Free Voter Group Saulheim e. V.
- Pro = voter group Pro Saulheim e. V.
- GAL = Green Alternative List Saulheim e. V.
Martin Fölix (CDU) has been the local mayor since 2009. He replaced Walter Klippel, who was in office from 1999 to 2009. In the runoff election on June 16, 2019, he was confirmed in office with a share of 51.21% of the votes.
coat of arms
Blazon : "Three (2: 1) increasing silver moons set in red." | |
Justification for the coat of arms: This coat of arms appears in the same way in court seals from 1570 and 1620, in reverse color sequence on a stone with the year 1571, which comes from the no longer standing tower of the Church of St. Bartholomew and was attached to the town hall in 1855. The three crescent moons formed the coat of arms of the Rhenish knight family of dogs , which died out in the 18th century , and whose numerous tribes named themselves after the Saulheim seat. It has been handed down in the most varied of variants and tingings. In order to distinguish the municipal and aristocratic coats of arms from one another, the colors have been determined in the manner described above. Until the end of the 18th century the place was owned by a Ganerbenschaft under the electoral Palatinate sovereignty. |
Community partnerships
- A partnership has existed with the municipality of Beire-le-Châtel in the Burgundy region in France since 1963.
- Since 2001 there has also been a partnership with the community of Neukirchen / Erzgeb. in Saxony.
Culture and sights
Buildings
A specialty of Saulheim is the singing hall, built in 1904, which Friedrich Weyerhäuser, who emigrated to the United States of America and who was successful in the timber industry , donated to his home town.
The Church of St. Bartholomew dates from the 14th century, its foundation stone was laid in 1344. It was the successor to a late medieval country church of the Bishop of Mainz. The resurrection windows in the choir were designed by Alois Plum .
Monuments
A sandstone figure of the legendary knight Hundt zu Saulheim ( knight canton Upper Rhine ) can be seen on Raiffeisenplatz , which was erected on May 8, 1987. It was created by Melchior Gresser junior. The noble family der Hund (t) von Saulheim resided here. Their best-known representatives are Johann Friedrich dog Saulheim († 1635), German Johanniter -Großprior and Imperial Prince of Heitersheim , and the Mainz Cathedral Provost Adolph dog Saulheim († 1668), son of fürstbischöflich Speyer bailiff Johann Christoph dog Saulheim († 1624) .
Cultural monuments
The menhir (“ menhir ”) “long stone” from ancient times, around which legends are entwined, stands on Landesstraße 401 near Ober-Saulheim . In the upper third a niche is carved to accommodate a Christian saint. According to its shape, it can be dated to the late Gothic period.
Regular events
- Ober-Saulheimer Curb every year on the last weekend in August (Friday - Monday)
- Nieder-Saulheimer Ritter-Hundt-Weinkerb every year on the 2nd weekend in September (Friday - Tuesday)
- Ober-Saulheim street festival every year on Ascension Day and the following Friday
- Nieder-Saulheim Backesbrunnen Festival every year on the 1st weekend in July (Friday - Sunday)
- Ober-Saulheim Christmas market every year on the 1st of Advent
youth
There is a public youth club in Saulheim. The following leisure activities are offered in a spacious bar room: billiards, table football, table tennis, 4 Internet access, music library to choose from and listen to. A music and recording studio is available for the active musician.
There is also a Catholic youth group ( KJS ). This youth group consists of several group leaders who each organize their own group lesson for young people between the ages of 9 and 15. Once a year the KJS organizes an Easter holiday in various self-catering houses. Current information can be found in the calendar of events on the municipality's website.
In addition to the KJS, there is a local group of the Catholic rural youth movement (KLJB) in Saulheim . In addition to group lessons, this also offers two tent camps a year, one for children from 7 to 13 and one for teenagers from 14 to 16 years. In addition, the KLJB offers an autumn leisure time in a self-catering house for participants between 11 and 15 years of age during the autumn holidays. Over the year, there are also smaller events, such as B. childcare in Advent to relieve the parents of the Christmas stress.
Economy and Infrastructure
Largest wine-growing communities in the growing area |
Rank according to vineyard area (within RLP) |
Planted vineyards in 2017 |
Grape varieties | |
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White wine | red wine | |||
Ha | % | |||
Rheinhessen | 26,617 | 61 | 29 | |
Worms | 3 | 1,564 | 63 | 37 |
Westhofen | 7th | 787 | 75 | 25th |
Alzey | 8th | 778 | 63 | 27 |
Nierstein | 9 | 742 | 77 | 23 |
Alsheim | 10 | 707 | 63 | 27 |
Bechtheim | 11 | 660 | 73 | 27 |
Flörsheim-Dalsheim | 12 | 646 | 68 | 32 |
Ingelheim am Rhein | 13 | 642 | 51 | 49 |
Bingen am Rhein | 15th | 566 | 74 | 26th |
Saulheim | 16 | 523 | 76 | 24 |
Source: Leaflet Viticulture 2018. State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate, Bad Ems, May 2018 |
There is arable farming and viticulture.
At the moment, the industrial area II with several shops is being expanded.
In Saulheim boasts one of 33 nationwide postal freight centers of DHL . It is the main hub for all airmail shipments (via Frankfurt am Main Airport ) overseas.
traffic
Saulheim has a category 6 train station on the Alzey – Mainz line and is served every half hour. Individual trains run during the morning rush hour via Frankfurt Airport to Frankfurt am Main . At weekends and on public holidays, trips with the Elsass-Express to Wissembourg are possible between May and October . In Rhineland-Palatinate clock in 2015 a new, additional breakpoint Obersaulheim announced.
The municipality is also served by three ORN regional bus routes. Both Alzey and surrounding communities such as Wörrstadt or Gau-Odernheim can be reached.
Two connections to the L 401 and the motorway connection to the A 63 between the Mainz and Alzey crosses provide the road connection.
education
The community has five kindergartens in the local community and a Waldorf kindergarten. There is a primary school in the Nieder-Saulheim district. Secondary schools are located in Wörrstadt, four kilometers away, as well as Alzey (19 km), Nieder-Olm (3 km) and Mainz (18 km).
The Saulheim adult education center is also available. The offer ranges from languages to health and creative design.
Personalities
- Samuel Köster (1742–1829), prot. Pastor, member of the Rhenish-German National Convention of the Republic of Mainz , Justice of the Peace of the Canton of Grünstadt
- Johannes Neeb (1767–1843), professor of philosophy and member of the 2nd Chamber of the Land estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse and Mayor of Nieder-Saulheim
- Friedrich Weyerhäuser (1834–1914), American founder of the wood company Weyerhaeuser , was born in Saulheim
- Eberhard Linke (* 1937), sculptor and medalist, worked in Saulheim in the 1970s
- Alexandra Wester (* 1994), athlete, grew up in Saulheim
- Niklas Kaul (* 1998), Decathlon World Champion 2019 and Sportsman of the Year 2019, grew up in Saulheim
- Vincent Keymer (* 2004), Germany's youngest chess grandmaster at the age of 14, lives in Saulheim
literature
- Detert Zylmann : The riddle of the menhirs . Ernst Probst Publishing House, Mainz-Kostheim 2003.
- Jakob Decker: 1200 years Nieder-Saulheim 763-1963 . Municipal administration Nieder-Saulheim, 1963.
- Karl Johann Brilmayer : Rheinhessen in the past and present . Weidlich Verlag, Würzburg 1985 (reprint from 1905)
- Johanna Callewaert (Ed.): 1963, Beire le Châtel - Saulheim, 2013. 50 years of partnership. Saulheim parish, Saulheim 2013.
Web links
- Internet presence of the local community Saulheim
- Entry about Saulheim at regionalgeschichte.net
- Literature about Saulheim in the Rhineland-Palatinate State Bibliography
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
- ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 [ Version 2020 is available. ] . S. 134 (PDF; 3 MB).
- ↑ Yearbooks of the Association of Friends of Antiquity in the Rhineland, No. 74, 1882, p. 157, en ligne
- ↑ Historical outline of the Nikomedes monastery (Mainz) in the monastery dictionary, accessed on December 13, 2015
- ↑ Official municipality directory (= State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 407 ). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 178 (PDF; 2.8 MB).
- ^ The State Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019. Accessed on June 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Information on the Saulheim community website
- ↑ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. Retrieved on September 5, 2019 (see Wörrstadt, Verbandsgemeinde, sixth row of results).
- ^ RGE: Saulheim
- ^ VG Wörrstadt, partner communities
- ^ The St. Bartholomäus Church in Nieder-Saulheim
- ^ Website about the family Hund (t) von Saulheim
- ↑ Rheinland-Pfalz-Takt 2015 ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 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. , P. 14 (PDF)
- ↑ RNN route plan