Gensingen is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Gensingen
Coat of arms of Gensingen
Location of Gensingen within Mainz-Bingen district
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Gensingen is located in Germany
Gensingen
Gensingen
Gensingen is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Gensingen
Gensingen
Coordinates: 49°53′53″N 7°55′41″E / 49.89806°N 7.92806°E / 49.89806; 7.92806
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictMainz-Bingen
Municipal assoc.Sprendlingen-Gensingen
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Armin Brendel[1]
Area
 • Total8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,948
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55457
Dialling codes06727
Vehicle registrationMZ
Websitewww.gensingen.de

Geography

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Location

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Gensingen lies in Rhenish Hesse between Mainz and Bad Kreuznach on the river Nahe. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Sprendlingen-Gensingen, whose seat is in Sprendlingen.

Neighbouring municipalities

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The municipality's neighbours are Grolsheim, Langenlonsheim, Horrweiler, Laubenheim, Welgesheim, Aspisheim, Biebelsheim, Ockenheim, Bretzenheim, Zotzenheim, Dorsheim, Sprendlingen and Bad Kreuznach-Ippesheim.

Politics

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Municipal council

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The council is made up of 21 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:

SPD CDU FWG Total
2004 9 7 4 20 seats

(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)

Coat of arms

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The municipality's arms might be described thus: or, the letter G between three mullets of six sable.

While the letter G could stand for Gensingen, the arms’ meaning is not known. The six-pointed stars (“mullets of six”) are something of a mystery. The local court seal bore this composition in 1609.[3]

Culture and sightseeing

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The Evangelical church has an historical Stumm organ built in 1774-1778 and restored in 2000. There are regular concerts.

Economy and infrastructure

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Two businesses in the municipality of Gensingen are the furniture manufacturer Bretz and the plant nursery company Kientzler.

Transport

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The municipality is crossed by Bundesstraße 41. The Autobahn A 61 is right nearby, only a 3 km drive away. At the Gensingen railway station, trains on the Nahetalbahn and the Rheinhessenbahn (railway lines) stop.

Famous people

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  • Reinhard Leisenheimer (b. 1939 in Gensingen), singer

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Description and explanation of Gensingen’s arms
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