Stein-Bockenheim

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Alzey-Worms
Association municipality :	Wöllstein
Height :	198 m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.55 km 2
Residents:	652 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	117 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	55599
Area code :	06703
License plate :	AZ
Community key :	07 3 31 062
Association administration address:	St. Floriansweg 8 ; 55599 Gau-Bickelheim
Website :	stein-bockenheim.de
Local Mayor :	Thorsten Jahn
Location of the local community Stein-Bockenheim in the district of Alzey-Worms

Town Hall, Bachgasse 15; Late classicist hipped roof building from 1887

ev. rectory, half-timbered building from the 17th century, archway from 1600

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

geography

As a wine-growing town Stein-Bockenheim is located in the largest wine-growing district of Germany and driving in the middle of the Rheinhessen Switzerland in the wine region Rheinhessen . 160 hectares of the municipality are vineyards and 390 hectares of meadows and fields. The place is dominated by the 36 m high tower of the Protestant church.

The Dunzelbach rises south of Stein-Bockenheim .

history

The first documentary mention was made in 784 as Buckenheim .

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Stein-Bockenheim consists of twelve 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	WGJ	total
2019	3	9	12 seats
2014	by majority vote		12 seats
2009	by majority vote		12 seats

WGJ = voter group Jahn

mayor

Local mayor is Thorsten Jahn. In the local elections on May 26, 2019, he was elected with 87.64% of the vote, making him the successor to Siegbert Mees, who had not run for office after 30 years.

coat of arms

The heraldic animal of the municipality is the ibex , but it has no historical roots. It should probably characterize the prefix “stone”, which was introduced late as a distinguishing feature to the village name of the same name and possibly goes back to the former owner, the Rheingrafen zum Stein.

Worth seeing

List of cultural monuments in Stein-Bockenheim
Ev. Parish church, Kirchstrasse 16; Baroque hall from 1723, rebuilt after fire in 1897–1900, neo-Gothic tower from 1866–68; the church tower was destroyed in May 1945, the church was restored by May 1955, the church tower was not completed again until six years later; Street-side retaining wall and staircase from the 19th century
Old cemetery at the Protestant church; Approx. 50 Wilhelminian style tombstones, second half of the 19th century around 1910, including the tomb of the Ritter family around 1900, bronze angel by sculptor Otto Büchting
ev. rectory, Kirchstrasse 11; Half-timbered building from the 17th century, massive replacements in 1865/66, archway from 1600
Town Hall, Bachgasse 15; Late classicist hipped roof building from 1887
Water tank, outside of the district on the K 7, expressionistically inspired boss block construction from 1927
Remnants of traces of the synagogue, Bachgasse, corner of Breite Gasse; from 1750 to 1937 the synagogue existed in a small old building that was auctioned off in 1937. The synagogue building was completely rebuilt; Only a few sandstone frames remained, including a gate with the only partially legible year 17xx.

economy

To promote enotourism (grape harvest holidays), a winery operates a guest house that has been awarded four stars by DEHOGA.

Regular events

The annual curb always takes place on the 3rd weekend in September.

Personalities

Philipp Keller (1858–1908), member of the Reichstag
Christoph Sieber (* 1970), cabaret artist, comedian, author and presenter.

Web links

Commons : Stein-Bockenheim - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

Gabriele Plattes: Chronicle of the Wöllstein Association: Eckelsheim, Gau-Bickelheim, Gumbsheim, Siefersheim, Stein-Bockenheim, Wendelsheim, Wöllstein, Wonsheim. Ed .: Verbandsgemeinde Wöllstein 1992, 237 p .; 21 × 22 cm

Individual evidence

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

^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: Local council election 2019 Stein-Bockenheim. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: 2014 municipal council election, Stein-Bockenheim. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2009, city and municipal council elections
^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: direct elections 2019. see Wöllstein, Verbandsgemeinde, fifth row of results. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
^ The synagogue of Stein-Bockenheim
↑ Curb 2013 in Stein-Bockenheim ( Memento from October 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

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