Bermersheim vor der Höhe explained

Image Coa:Wappen von Bermersheim vor der Höhe.png
Coordinates:49.6819°N 8.2236°W
Image Plan:Bermersheim vor der Höhe in AZ.svg
State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District:Alzey-Worms
Verbandsgemeinde:Alzey-Land
Elevation:147
Area:2.87
Postal Code:55234
Area Code:06731
Licence:AZ
Gemeindeschlüssel:07 3 31 008
Mayor:Ute Fillinger[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 24

Bermersheim vor der Höhe is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

As a winegrowing centre, Bermersheim vor der Höhe lies in Germany's biggest winegrowing district, in the middle of Rhenish Hesse. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey.

History

The earliest documentary evidence of the name of Bermersheim dates from the year 768, in connection with the sale of an estate to Lorsch Abbey.

The words vor der Höhe (meaning “before the Heights”) were added to the name with effect from 1 April 1971.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by proportional representation at a municipal election held on 7 June 2009, with the honorary mayor as chairman.

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[2]

   SPD  FWG 1 FWG 2 Total
2009 2 5 1 8 seats

Mayors

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

Hildegard of Bingen’s baptismal church is located in Bermersheim vor der Höhe.

Economy and infrastructure

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/3310000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Alzey-Worms
  2. http://wahlen.rlp.de/kw/wahlen/2009/gemeinderatswahlen/ergebnisse/3310100800.html Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat