Alsheim

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Alsheim

Location of Alsheim within Alzey-Worms district

Coordinates: 49°46′02″N 08°20′31″E / 49.76722°N 8.34194°ECoordinates: 49°46′02″N 08°20′31″E / 49.76722°N 8.34194°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Wolfgang Hoffmann (CDU)

Area

• Total

15.54 km² (6.00 sq mi)

Elevation

89 m (292 ft)

Population (2015-12-31)

• Total

2,675

• Density

170/km² (450/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

67577

06249

Website

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

The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Eich, whose seat is in the like-named municipality. The village, along with the hamlet of Hangen-Wahlheim, lies amidst vineyards at the foot of the Rhenish-Hessian Rhine terraces between Mainz and Worms. Favoured as it is by its central location between the Frankfurt Rhine Main Region and the Rhine-Neckar conurbations, Alsheim has for a long time been growing into a markedly residential community. New housing developments will further strengthen this trend. Nevertheless, winegrowing still defines the village’s character. With more than 700 ha of vineyard, Alsheim is one of Rhenish Hesse’s most important winegrowing centres in Germany’s biggest wine region. The wines, overwhelmingly from traditional white and red varieties of grape, are widely known for their quality. Hiking trails and a wine heritage trail, together with cycle paths, connect the countryside. There are several inns and winemaking estates. The village is well linked by rail and road to, among other places, Mainz, Oppenheim, Worms, Speyer and Heidelberg.

The council is made up of 20 council members, with the honorary mayor as chairman, and with seats apportioned thus:

(as at municipal election held on 7 June 2009)

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