Aspisheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Aspisheim | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Aspisheim within Mainz-Bingen district  | |
  Aspisheim  Aspisheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°54′27″N 7°58′56″E / 49.90750°N 7.98222°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Sprendlingen-Gensingen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Gunter Dautermann[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 882 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55459 |
| Dialling codes | 06727 |
| Vehicle registration | MZ |
| Website | www.aspisheim.de |
Geography edit
Location edit
Aspisheim lies in Rhenish Hesse between Mainz and Bad Kreuznach. The municipality is administered by the Verbandsgemeinde of Sprendlingen-Gensingen, whose seat is in Sprendlingen.
Politics edit
Municipal council edit
The council is made up of 13 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
| Elections | FDP | Free voters FWG | Free voters WGG | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 seats |
| 2009 | 7 | 5 | – | 12 seats |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | – | 12 seats |
- FWG = Freie Wählergruppe Aspisheim e.V.
Coat of arms edit
The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per pale Or a yarn swift sable palewise and sable a lion rampant Or armed argent and langued gules.
Culture and sightseeing edit
Regular events edit
On the next-to-last weekend in August the municipality's residents stage the Rothesfest, a wine and street festival.
Economy and infrastructure edit
Transport edit
The municipality is crossed by the L 414 state road . The A 61 motorway runs roughly 4 km away from the municipality.
References edit
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links edit
- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
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