Nieder-Hilbersheim
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show Location of Nieder-Hilbersheim within Mainz-Bingen district | |
Nieder-Hilbersheim | |
Coordinates: 49°54′47″N 8°02′30″E / 49.91306°N 8.04167°ECoordinates: 49°54′47″N 8°02′30″E / 49.91306°N 8.04167°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Mainz-Bingen |
Municipal assoc. | Gau-Algesheim |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Rosemarie Jantz[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 4.59 km2 (1.77 sq mi) |
Elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 654 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 55437 |
Dialling codes | 06728 |
Vehicle registration | MZ |
Website | www.nieder-hilbersheim.de |
Nieder-Hilbersheim 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 in the Welzbach valley and is characterized by agriculture. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Gau-Algesheim, whose seat is in the like-named town.
History[]
In 933, Nieder-Hilbersheim had its first documentary mention in a document from the Seligenstadt Abbey.
In the endowment letter from the Disbodenberg Monastery in 1108, Nieder-Hilbersheim is mentioned for the first time as Hilbriedesheim
After 1300, the name Nieder-Hilbersheim first came up in documents.
In 1334 a church is mentioned for the first time, and is believed to have been consecrated to Saint Martin, which yielded today's coat of arms, which show Saint Martin cutting a piece of his cloak off for a beggar. At this point, the community belonged to the Electorate of the Palatinate Oberamt of Stromberg.
Politics[]
This section needs to be updated.(August 2021) |
The municipal council is made up of 12 council members, not counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
SPD | CDU | FWG | Total | |
2004 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 seats |
(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)
Culture and sightseeing[]
Regular events[]
The Nieder-Hilbersheim kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the Kerb) is always held on the second weekend in September. A farmer's and craftsman's market is held each year on the third weekend in October.
Economy and infrastructure[]
Agriculture[]
Nieder-Hilbersheim grows grapes for both white and red wine, and also fruit and asparagus.
Transport[]
The municipality is crossed by Landesstraße (state road) 415. The A 60 and A 63 autobahns can be reached by car in 10 to 20 minutes.
Education[]
Nieder-Hilbersheim has a municipal kindergarten.
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[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nieder-Hilbersheim. |
- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Mainz-Bingen
- Mainz-Bingen geography stubs