Köngernheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Köngernheim | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Köngernheim within Mainz-Bingen district  | |
  Köngernheim  Köngernheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°50′44″N 8°14′48″E / 49.84556°N 8.24667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Rhein-Selz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Jutta Hoff[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.63 km2 (1.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 138 m (453 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,300 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55278 |
| Dialling codes | 06737 |
| Vehicle registration | MZ |
| Website | www.koengernheim.de |
Geography edit
Location edit
The municipality lies between Mainz and Worms and is a place characterized by agriculture. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Rhein-Selz, whose seat is in Oppenheim. To Mainz it is roughly 20 km, to Wiesbaden 41 km and to Frankfurt 57 km.
Neighbouring municipalities edit
Köngernheim's neighbours are Friesenheim, Hahnheim, Selzen and Undenheim.
History edit
On 27 February 782, Köngernheim had its first documentary mention in the Lorsch codex as Cuningesheim (meaning “king’s home, or “king’s people’s settlement”). At the second documentary mention in 804, the name was rendered Cuningeroheim.
A church was first mentioned in 1299. The portal's sandstone walls and a Gothic window go back to the 14th century.
The Catholic church was built in 1931 and 1932. Until that time, the Evangelical church was shared by both denominations.
Politics edit
Municipal council edit
The council is made up of 16 council members. The factions represented on council are the kreative liste Köngernheim with 8 seats and the FWG and the SPD with 4 seats each.
Mayor edit
- Mrs. Jutta Hoff has been in office as the Ortsbürgermeisterin since 14 July 2004.
Coat of arms edit
The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per fess sable three roundels argent two and one, the last couped at the partition, argent the letter K gules.
This was a new coat of arms adopted in 1958. The old coat of arms showed the composition Sable five roundels argent (presumably two, one and two, that is, in a quincunx arrangement). This was the arms formerly borne by the Counts of Sickingen. A court seal showing this arrangement is known from 1610, as is a seal impression from 1725.
Culture and sightseeing edit
Buildings edit
The Untermühle (“Lower Mill”), by oral tradition with a millstone from 1608, was built in the 16th century
Famous people edit
Sons and daughters of the town edit
- Kathrin Hammen - Rhenish Hessian Wine Queen 2004–2005
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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