Siefersheim

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Alzey-Worms
Association municipality :	Wöllstein
Height :	153 m above sea level NHN
Area :	6.28 km 2
Residents:	1233 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	196 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	55599
Area code :	06703
License plate :	AZ
Community key :	07 3 31 060
LOCODE :	DE LX8
Association administration address:	St. Floriansweg 8 ; 55599 Gau-Bickelheim
Website :	www.siefersheim.de
Mayoress :	Annerose children
Location of the local community Siefersheim in the Alzey-Worms district

View over part of Siefersheim at sunset

View over part of Siefersheim

Siefersheim is a municipality in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Wöllstein .

geography

The local community Siefersheim is located on the western edge of Rheinhessen .

Neighboring communities are Wonsheim , Wöllstein , Eckelsheim , Gumbsheim and Neu-Bamberg .

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1254.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Siefersheim consists of 16 council members, who were elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	SPD	GREEN	WGF	WGFb	total
2019	-	-	11	5	16 seats
2014	6th	1	9	-	16 seats
2009	by majority vote				16 seats

WGF = voter group Faust
WGFb = Fischborn voter group

mayor

In the 2017 mayoral election, Annerose Kinder was directly elected local mayor with 75 percent of the vote . She replaced Karl Kröhnert in this position. In the local elections on May 26, 2019, she was confirmed in office with a share of 71.85% of the votes.

coat of arms

Blazon : “Split by silver and black; on the right a red tin tower (the Siefersheimer Ajax tower ), below it a green grape; on the left a red armored, tongued and crowned golden lion. "

Culture and sights

Buildings

The Ajax tower , a listed vineyard tower , was built in the Gewann Heerkretz near the southwest boundary of Siefersheim .

Economy and Infrastructure

Siefersheim is characterized by winegrowing from the Rhine-Hesse region and has the Wagner-Stempel winery, a VDP winery, and the “Alte Schmiede” winery as a DLG-recommended winery.

education

Elementary school Siefersheim am Martinsberg

Personalities

Anton Forch (1785–1857), Catholic priest, pastor at Speyer Cathedral , cathedral capitular and provost of the Diocese of Speyer
Otto Moebus (1891–1970), member of the Hessian state parliament and mayor of Siefersheim

literature

Literature about Siefersheim in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography

Web links

Commons : Siefersheim - collection of pictures

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: Municipal Council Election 2019 Siefersheim. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal elections 2014, city and municipal council elections
^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: direct elections 2019. see Wöllstein, Verbandsgemeinde, fourth line of results. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Ajax tower on rheinhessen.de

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-RP-1] State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).