Offstein

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 36 '  N , 8 ° 14'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Alzey-Worms
Association municipality :	Monsheim
Height :	118 m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.64 km 2
Residents:	1876 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	333 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	67591
Area code :	06243
License plate :	AZ
Community key :	07 3 31 054
Association administration address:	Alzeyer Strasse 15 67590 Monsheim
Website :	www.offstein.de
Local Mayor :	Andreas Böll ( SPD )
Location of the local community Offstein in the Alzey-Worms district

Offstein in Rheinhessen is a municipality in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Monsheim .

geography

Offstein is located in the southern part of Rheinhessen and in the western part of the Upper Rhine Valley . The Eisbach , a tributary on the left bank of the Rhine, runs through the southern part of the local community. The type of settlement is like a clustered village . A mild and arid climate is favored by the protected leeward side of the surrounding low mountain range. A high loess content and a high natural productivity of the soil enable a high yield potential in agriculture.

Offstein also includes the Rosengartenmühle and Stegmühle residential areas .

history

Grave finds that date back to the Neolithic Age provide clues about the first settled inhabitants of Offstein . Also Celtic and Germanic inhabited for settlement before the Roman period . The knowledge of the Romans regarding viticulture and the construction of stone houses was adopted by the rising Franks from the end of the 5th century. The origin of the name "Offstein", which refers to the family name of a local family "zu Offenstein", also dates from this time.

The place was first mentioned in the Lorsch Codex between the years 766 and 768, which testifies to the exchange of land between the then Bishop of Metz and the Lorsch Monastery . Several gifts of property followed in the period that followed. The medieval feudal system was determined from 1359 to 1661 by the Junkers of Oberstein, who resided in Oberstein Castle. After a renewed period of tenure, more and more land fell to the local residents.

With the division of the Electoral Palatinate during the French period , Offstein was incorporated into the canton of Pfeddersheim in the Donnersberg department from 1798 to 1814 . In 1815 it was assigned to the Grand Duchy of Hesse . When the cantons of Pfeddersheim, Osthofen and Worms merged after the French occupation, the village became part of the Worms district in 1835 . Offstein has been a member of the then newly formed community of Monsheim since 1972.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Offstein 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	FWG	LuK	GfO	total
2019	7th	7th	2	-	16 seats
2014	6th	6th	4th	-	16 seats
2009	7th	9	-	-	16 seats
2004	6th	4th	-	6th	16 seats
1999	6th	3	-	7th	16 seats

• FWG = Free Voters' Group Offstein e. V.
• LuK = list of independent candidates e. V.
• GfO = Together for Offstein

Former Offstein train station with disused tracks

Local mayor

• 1945–1969 Johann Peter Schneider (SPD)
• 1969–1975 Willy Schneider (SPD)
• 1975–1994 Otto Gunter Bergner (SPD)
• 1994–2018 Robert Kuhn (independent)
• 00since 2019 Andreas Böll (SPD)

In the local elections on May 26, 2019, Andreas Böll was elected with 56.95% of the vote. The previous mayor, Robert Kuhn, died completely unexpectedly in December 2018.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "A silver scale in black."

Economy and Infrastructure

Südzucker's Offstein plant , which is Offstein's most important employer, is located in the neighboring hamlet of Neuoffstein , which belongs to the municipality of Obrigheim .

The railway line Worms – Grünstadt ran through Offstein . Freight traffic to Offstein was stopped in 1998 and the line in this section was closed. There is a bus connection in a south-westerly or north-easterly direction via line 451 Grünstadt – Worms. The A 61 is only a few minutes away by car. The supply of electricity began in 1900, thanks to the installation of a system in the Stegmühle in the west of Offstein. Nine years later, the connection to the Seebach area Osthofen took place via a newly laid water pipe, which served the drinking water supply. The village wells that were used until the beginning of the 20th century were continuously replaced.

Offstein's sons and daughters

Memorial plaque about music pedagogue Heinrich Ordenstein on the outside facade of his birthplace in Pfeddersheimer Straße 3 in Offstein

• Leopold Ordenstein (* 1835 in Offstein, † 1902 in Paris), neurologist, pioneer in research into multiple sclerosis
• Heinrich Ordenstein (* 1856 in Offstein, † 1921 in Karlsruhe), concert pianist, music teacher, founder of the Baden Conservatory in Karlsruhe
• Ernst Walter Görisch (* 1949), District Administrator of the Alzey-Worms district

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Offstein

literature

in alphabetical order by authors / editors

• Municipality of Offstein (ed.): 771–1971. 1200 years of Offstein . From the history of the community. Grünstadt 1971.
• Catholic Parish Office St. Martinus Offstein (ed.): Commemorative publication 800 years parish St. Martinus Offstein, 230 years Martins Church Offstein. 1212-1782-2012 . Offstein 2012.
• Dieter Krienke, Ingrid Westerhoff (editing): District of Alzey-Worms. Verbandsgemeinden Eich, Monsheim and Wonnegau (=  cultural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate. Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany . Volume 20.3 ). Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Worms 2018, ISBN 978-3-88462-379-4 , p. 149-155 .
• Literature about Offstein in the Rhineland-Palatinate State Bibliography

Web links

Commons : Offstein  - Collection of Images

• Official website of the local community Offstein
• Verbandsgemeinde Monsheim

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 (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 134 (PDF; 3 MB).
3. ↑ Local history , on www.offstein.de, accessed on July 1, 2018
4. ↑ Helmut Zorn, 1200 years Offstein - From the history of the community. Grünstadt 1971, pp. 37–40, 77–82 and 119–122
5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: direct elections 2019. see Eich, Verbandsgemeinde, fifth row of results. Retrieved September 12, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Johannes Götzen: Offstein's local mayor Robert Kuhn has died. Wormser Zeitung, December 26, 2019, accessed on September 12, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Helmut Zorn: 1200 years Offstein - From the history of the community. Grünstadt 1971, p. 127 f.