Essenheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Essenheim | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Essenheim within Mainz-Bingen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°55′50″N 8°09′20″E / 49.93056°N 8.15556°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Nieder-Olm |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Winfried Schnurbus[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.51 km2 (4.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,589 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55270 |
| Dialling codes | 06136 |
| Vehicle registration | MZ |
| Website | www.essenheim.de |
Geography
editLocation
editEssenheim lies in Rhenish Hesse southwest of Mainz. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Nieder-Olm, whose seat is in the like-named town.
Politics
editMunicipal council
edit[3] Elections in 2014:
- SPD: 11
- CDU: 2
- FWG: 5
- GAL: 2
Coat of arms
editThe municipality's arms might be described thus: Per pale sable and Or two lions combattant, the dexter of the second armed, langued and crowned gules, the sinister with double tail of the third armed and langued azure.
Culture and sightseeing
editRegular events
editThe Essenheim kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the Kerb) was once held in late August, but since 2007, it has been held on the second weekend in September.
Essenheim also celebrates a canons’ festival (Domherrnfest). Besides selected wines, the street and courtyard festival offers a great many culinary highlights with background music by various artists.
Economy and infrastructure
editEssenheim is characterized by winegrowing and fruitgrowing.
Transport
edit- The municipality lies right near the Autobahn A 63 with its Nieder-Olm interchange (4).
- A Deutsche Bahn railway station is to be found in the neighbouring town of Nieder-Olm.
- Two city bus routes run right through Essenheim, routes 71 and 650, both towards either Stadecken or the main railway station in Mainz.
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.
- ^ "LWL RLP - Kommunalwahlen: Ergebnisse der Ratswahlen: Wahlergebnisse 2014: Stadt- und Gemeinderatswahlen".
Further reading
edit- Chronik des Dorfes Essenheim bei Mainz: Zugleich die Geschichte der Freireligiösen Gemeinde Essenheim [Chronicle of Essenheim Village near Mainz, with the History of the Free Religious Community of Essenheim] (in German). Mainz: Freireligiöse Gemeinde. 1992. OCLC 314451127. 44 pages from the records of Johann Probst.
External links
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Essenheim travel guide from Wikivoyage- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
- Essenheim in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)
- Essenheim’s history (in German)
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