Appenheim
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show Location of Appenheim within Mainz-Bingen district | |
Appenheim | |
Coordinates: 49°55′47″N 8°01′59″E / 49.92972°N 8.03306°ECoordinates: 49°55′47″N 8°01′59″E / 49.92972°N 8.03306°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Mainz-Bingen |
Municipal assoc. | Gau-Algesheim |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Georg Schacht[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 6.98 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
Elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,386 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 55437 |
Dialling codes | 06725 |
Vehicle registration | MZ |
Website | www.appenheim.de |
Appenheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography[]
Location[]
The municipality lies southwest of Mainz and is an agricultural community. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Gau-Algesheim, whose seat is in the like-named town. Through the municipal area flow both the rivers Welzbach and Wethbach.
History[]
In 882, Appenheim had its first documentary mention in the Prüm Abbey’s “Golden Book”.
Politics[]
Municipal council[]
The council is made up of 17 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
Elections in 2014:
Town partnerships[]
Culture and sightseeing[]
Regular events[]
The Appenheim kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the Kerb) is always held in early June.
Economy and infrastructure[]
Transport[]
The municipality is crossed by Landesstraße (state road) 415. The Autobahnen A 60 and A 63 can be reached by car in ten to twenty minutes.
Education[]
There are a municipal kindergarten and a primary school, Grundschule Welzbachtal.
Curiosities[]
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The Appenheimer Hundertgulden vineyard on the slopes of the Westerberg is the vineyard with the highest carbonate content of all in Germany. From this come wines with a fruity sourness at high pH levels which are quite mineral-laden but nevertheless very salubrious.
Famous people[]
Sons and daughters of the town[]
- Johann Horn (d. 1800), Palatine-Bavarian sergeant, Knight of the Bavarian Medal of Bravery
- Johann Konrad Schiede (b. about 1760 in Kassel; d. 19 September 1826 in Appenheim), was a clergyman, a participant in the Late Age of Enlightenment and an author of cheap novels.
- Esther Knewitz, Rheinhessen Wine Queen 2001–2002, German Wine Princess 2003-2004
References[]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
External links[]
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- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Rhenish Hesse
- Mainz-Bingen
- Mainz-Bingen geography stubs