Wackernheim

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Wackernheim
former coat of arms of the local community of Wackernheim
Coordinates: 49 ° 58 ′ 27 ″  N , 8 ° 7 ′ 0 ″  E
Height : 222 m above sea level NHN
Residents : 2517  (Dec. 31, 2018)
Incorporation : 1st July 2019
Incorporated into: Ingelheim am Rhein
Postal code : 55263
Area code : 06132
Wackernheim town center seen from the east in April 2019
Wackernheim town center seen from the east in April 2019

Wackernheim is a district in the town of Ingelheim am Rhein in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate . The mountain village was up in June 2019 as a local church of the municipality Heidenheim . Since July 1, 2019 it has been a district of Ingelheim am Rhein.

Geographical location

The place is about seven kilometers west of Mainz in a side valley of the Rhine between the nature reserves Rabenkopf , Layenhof and Mainzer Berg . Wackernheim borders in the east on the Mainz district of Finthen and in the west on the neighboring district of Ingelheim, Ober-Ingelheim . Other neighboring districts and communities are Heidesheim am Rhein in the north and Schwabenheim an der Selz , Stadecken-Elsheim and Essenheim just under 5 kilometers south . The "Haus Vetter" residential area also belongs to Wackernheim .

history

Wackernheim was probably built around 500 BC. It was first mentioned in a document on June 17, 754, when the donation of a vineyard to the Fulda monastery was reported as Vuacharenheim . Other names that testify to the history of Wackernheim are Vuacharenberg and Wachernheim . The name Wackernheim in its current spelling has been found on all documents and signatures since 1200.

Wackernheim's importance in the Middle Ages was not insignificant. The water pipes from the Karlsquellen to the area around the Wackernheim valley and three sarcophagi (a kind of grave tube) bear witness to this. There were also old Roman walls, flattened paths and corridors as well as carved stone tablets and old building remains. Wackernheim had only been an imperial village belonging to the Ingelheimer Grund since around 900 .

The residents of Wackernheim have always been involved in agriculture and fruit growing. Since around 1950, industry has also settled in Wackernheim; however, the place has primarily remained a residential community.

In 2004 Wackernheim celebrated its 1250th anniversary.

On July 1, 2019, the local parishes of Wackernheim and Heidesheim were incorporated into the city of Ingelheim.

politics

Former town hall and school building

Local advisory board

Wackernheim is designated as a local district and therefore has a local advisory board and a local councilor .

The local council consists of twelve local council members and the local mayor as chairman. In the local elections on May 26, 2019 , the advisory board members were elected in a personalized proportional representation. The distribution of seats in the elected local council:

choice SPD CDU GREEN FWG total
2019 3 2 3 4th 12 seats

Mayor

Mayor is Dieter Berg (FWG). In the local elections on May 26, 2019, he was elected with 51.43% of the vote.

Former councilor

The last municipal council in Wackernheim consisted of 20 council members, who were elected in the local elections on May 25, 2014 in a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary local mayor as chairman. Until 2009, the council had 16 council members.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice SPD CDU Green FDP FWG BL total
2014 6th 3 3 - 7th 1 20 seats
2009 7th 3 2 1 6th 1 20 seats
2004 6th 4th 2 0 3 1 16 seats
  • FWG = Free Voting Group Heidesheim-Wackernheim e. V.
  • BL = Bürgerliste Wackernheim-Heidesheim e. V.

Sybille Vogt from the Wackernheim Free Voting Group has been the local mayor since 2009.

coat of arms

Wackernheim was an imperial village since around 900 . It received the imperial eagle in the golden field, which is still the local coat of arms today.

Community partnerships

Partnerships exist with the municipality of Daix in Burgundy and with Roncà in the province of Verona .

Culture and sights

The Church of the Sorrows of Mary was completed in 1733. The construction was made possible by a wealthy member of the Gedult von Jungsfeld family , who donated the area to the Catholic parish in 1729 for the purpose of building a church there.

societies

  • The largest sports club in town is the Turn- und Sportverein 1862 Wackernheim e. V. It has over 800 members in the football , gymnastics , table tennis , taekwondo and popular sports departments . The club hall of the TSV is also used for other cultural events.
  • A second large club is the Carneval Club Wackernheim , which was founded in 1949.
  • The MGV 1888 Wackernheim is an integral part of the cultural life of the place. The traditional mixed choir will be suspended at the end of 2006, the choir "Haste Töne ?!" sings well-known rock and pop pieces and performs at events as part of the Wackernheimer Kerb u. a. on. The choir director is Matthias Heucher.

Economy and Infrastructure

Wackernheim's economy is characterized by fruit and wine growing . The McCully Barracks of the US armed forces are also located in Wackernheim.

traffic

Wackernheim is not far from the Bundesautobahn 60 , accessible via the exits Heidesheim , Ingelheim Ost and Mainz-Finthen . There were connections to the DB local transport network in Heidesheim . In addition, bus line 56 of the Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft runs from Wackernheimer Rathausplatz via Mainz-Finthen and the university in 22 minutes to Mainz main station .

Personalities

  • Hans Friedrich Lenz (born August 29, 1902 in Wackernheim; † March 24, 1996 in Gießen), Protestant clergyman
  • Hellmuth Benesch (born December 24, 1924 in Dux ; † September 26, 2012 in Wackernheim), psychologist and university professor
  • Joachim Tettenborn (born November 26, 1918 in Ottendorf; † August 18, 2008 in Ingelheim); Writer, dramaturge, television editor

Web links

Commons : Wackernheim  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. Population level 2018, municipality level
  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. 169 (PDF; 3 MB).
  3. ^ Ingelheim, Heidesheim and Wackernheim sign incorporation agreement. In: Allgemeine Zeitung. , February 29, 2016.
  4. main statute. (PDF) § 6. City of Ingelheim, July 2, 2019, accessed on August 5, 2019 .
  5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local Advisory Council elections 2019. Accessed on August 6, 2019 .
  6. The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. Retrieved on September 28, 2019 (see Ingelheim am Rhein, community-free municipality, fourth line of results).
  7. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal elections 2014, city and municipal council elections.
  8. Sybille Vogt wants to remain local mayor in Wackernheim. In: Allgemeine Zeitung. May 5, 2014.
  9. McCully Barracks