Siefersheim Explained

Type:Ortsgemeinde
Image Coa:DEU Siefersheim COA.svg
Coordinates:49.7833°N 64°W
Image Plan:Siefersheim in AZ.svg
State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District:Alzey-Worms
Verbandsgemeinde:Wöllstein
Elevation:153
Area:6.28
Postal Code:55599
Area Code:06703
Licence:AZ
Gemeindeschlüssel:07 3 31 060
Website:www.siefersheim.de
Mayor:Annerose Kinder[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 24

Siefersheim 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

The municipality lies at Rhenish Hesse’s western edge and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wöllstein, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.

Neighbouring municipalities

Siefersheim’s neighbours are Wonsheim, Wöllstein, Eckelsheim, Gumbsheim and Neu-Bamberg.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[2]

Mayor

The current mayor is Annerose Kinder.[1]

Coat of arms

The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Per pale argent a tower gules, in base a bunch of grapes vert, and sable a lion rampant Or armed, langued and crowned gules.

Economy and infrastructure

Siefersheim is characterized by Rhenish-Hessian winegrowing and can boast of having a VDP winery in the Weingut Wagner-Stempel, as well as of having a DLG-recommended winery in the Weingut "Alte Schmiede".

Education

External links

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/3310506000.html Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat