Albig
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  Albig | |
| Coordinates: 49°46′N 8°7′E / 49.767°N 8.117°ECoordinates: 49°46′N 8°7′E / 49.767°N 8.117°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Alzey-Worms |
| Municipal assoc. | Alzey-Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Wilfried Best[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.24 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,617 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55234 |
| Dialling codes | 06731 |
| Vehicle registration | AZ |
| Website | www.alzey-land.de |
Albig is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in Rhenish Hesse in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography[]
Location[]
The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey.
History[]
Traces of New Stone Age (Spiral Ceramic) and Iron Age settlers, believed to be Celts, have been found in Albig. Some finds, such as fibulae, rings and vessels from a La Tène-era grave, are displayed in the Landesmuseum Mainz. On a hill near Albig, the foundations of a Roman villa rustica were unearthed, and because it was mistakenly believed that they were a mediaeval castle ruin, they were named Schloss Hammerstein, “Schloss” being a German word for castle.
Albig had its first documentary mention in 767 in a document donating a vineyard to Lorsch Abbey.
Since 1975 there has been a partnership with the French municipality of Signy-l'Abbaye in the department of Ardennes.
Politics[]
Mayor[]
Albig's current mayor is Wilfried Best.[1]
Coat of arms[]
The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per fess, sable a demi-lion rampant Or armed, langued and crowned gules, and argent the letter A of the third.
Economy and infrastructure[]
Winegrowing is an important part of local economic life.
Transport[]
Within municipal limits lies the Autobahnkreuz Alzey, an Autobahn interchange. The nearest access to the two Autobahnen in question, though, is a good two to three kilometres away. These are Biebelnheim for the A 63 and Bornheim for the A 61.
In the municipality is a stop for Alzey–Mainz and Bingen–Alzey–Worms (Rheinhessenbahn) Regionalbahn trains.
Culture and sightseeing[]
Regular events[]
Albig holds a Wine and Sunflower Festival on the second-last weekend in July. There is also a kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the Kerb) on the second Sunday in September.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Alzey-Worms, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
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