Verbandsgemeinde Wörrstadt
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Coordinates: 49 ° 51 ' N , 8 ° 7' E |
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| Basic data | ||
| State : | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| County : | Alzey-Worms | |
| Area : | 112.63 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 29,255 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 260 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| License plate : | AZ | |
| Association key : | 07 3 31 5006 | |
| Association structure: | 13 municipalities | |
| Association administration address : |
Zum Römergrund 2–6 55286 Wörrstadt |
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| Mayor : | Markus Conrad ( CDU ) | |
| Location of the Verbandsgemeinde Wörrstadt in the Alzey-Worms district | ||
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The Verbandsgemeinde Wörrstadt is an administrative unit in the legal form of a regional authority in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate . The municipality includes the city of Wörrstadt and twelve independent local communities , the administrative seat is in the eponymous city of Wörrstadt.
geography
The area of the Verbandsgemeinde lies between Selztal and Wiesbachtal . The Mühlbach , Partenheimer Bach , Saulheimer Bach and Sulzheimer Bach brooks flow through the community .
Association members communities
| Local parish, city | Area (km²) | Residents |
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| Armsheim | 10.05 | 2,495 |
| Ensheim | 3.93 | 471 |
| Gabsheim | 8.10 | 733 |
| Gau-Weinheim | 3.91 | 605 |
| Partenheim | 8.42 | 1,595 |
| Saulheim | 18.94 | 8,062 |
| Schornsheim | 8.91 | 1,617 |
| Spiesheim | 7.31 | 953 |
| Sulzheim | 6.07 | 1,149 |
| Udenheim | 7.97 | 1,330 |
| Vendersheim | 4.17 | 560 |
| Wallertheim | 8.10 | 1,717 |
| Wörrstadt , city | 16.75 | 7,968 |
| Verbandsgemeinde Wörrstadt | 112.64 | 29,255 |
(Residents on December 31, 2019)
history
The Verbandsgemeinde was formed on June 20, 1972 as part of the Rhineland-Palatinate functional and territorial reform .
Population development
The development of the number of inhabitants in relation to the area of today's Verbandsgemeinde Wörrstadt; the values from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:
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politics
Association municipal council
The Verbandsgemeinderat Wörrstadt consists of 36 voluntary council members who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the full-time mayor as chairman.
The distribution of seats in the municipal council:
| choice | SPD | CDU | GREEN | FDP | LEFT | FWG | total |
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| 2019 | 9 | 11 | 8th | 3 | 1 | 4th | 36 seats |
| 2014 | 11 | 14th | 5 | 2 | - | 4th | 36 seats |
| 2009 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | - | 4th | 36 seats |
| 2004 | 11 | 15th | 4th | 2 | - | 4th | 36 seats |
- FWG = Free Voting Group Verbandsgemeinde Wörrstadt eV
mayor
- 1972 - 1985: Horst Geisel (CDU)
- 1985 - 1995: Karl Heinz Pühler (SPD)
- 1995 - 2003: Gerhard Seebald (SPD)
- 2003 - today: Markus Conrad (CDU)
In the direct election on October 28, 2018, Markus Conrad was confirmed in his office for a further eight years with 67.1% of the votes.
Culture and sights
The VG Wörrstadt has been organizing a wine festival once a year on the first weekend in June in one of its local communities since 1980 .
Attractions
- Armsheim: Protestant Church of the Holy Blood of Christ, menhirs, castle, town hall with a grimace console, Celtic princely grave, 100-year-old effe that has been replaced by a linden tree .
- Ensheim: Protestant church, market fountain, weeping willow, half-timbered house with baroque portal.
- Gabsheim: cath. Parish church of St. Alban, coat of arms stones on the church, geographical center, fountain in the town center.
- Gau-Weinheim: cath. Church of St. Katharina, cemetery fortifications, community tower that was built as a defensive tower.
- Partenheim: Protestant Church of St. Peter, former Wallbrunn Palace, chapel with fresco paintings.
- Saulheim: Menhir, ev. Church in Nieder-Saulheim, ev. Church in Ober-Saulheim, Ritter Hundt statue, castle, office building.
- Schornsheim: statue of St. Lioba, village well, cath. St. Wigbert Church.
- Spiesheim: Singing hall, mountain church with defensive tower, Wingert tower, half-timbered tower.
- Sulzheim: cath. Church of St. Philip and James, well on the B420 .
- Udenheim: mountain church, palm stone, bell tower on the market square.
- Vendersheim: Protestant church, "Rondell" lookout point, Wingertshäuschen.
- Wallertheim: Protestant church, 2000 year old glass dog exhibited in the Landesmuseum Mainz .
- Wörrstadt: Laurentiuskirche (Wörrstadt), Talmühle 1 and 2, Rommersheimer Mühle, Laurentiuskirche (Catholic), Neunröhrenbrunnen, Rommersheimer Church, former Rommersheim town hall, former post office of Thurn-und-Taxis- Postlinie, Ulmengraben.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
- ^ Verbandsgemeinde Wörrstadt: History of the VG Wörrstadt. Section “Formation of the Verbandsgemeinde Wörrstadt”. Retrieved November 24, 2019 .
- ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
- ^ The regional returning officer RLP: Association council elections 2019. Accessed on August 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Thomas Ehlke: Karl Heinz Pühler died. Obituary. Allgemeine Zeitung, November 27, 2018, accessed on November 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Steffen Nagel: Markus Conrad remains mayor of VG Wörrstadt. Allgemeine Zeitung, October 28, 2018, accessed on November 24, 2019 .
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