Frettenheim

Frettenheim
Coat of arms
Frettenheim
Location of Frettenheim within Alzey-Worms district
Coordinates: 49°45′35″N 8°14′41″E / 49.75972°N 8.24472°E / 49.75972; 8.24472Coordinates: 49°45′35″N 8°14′41″E / 49.75972°N 8.24472°E / 49.75972; 8.24472
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Alzey-Worms
Municipal assoc.	Wonnegau
Government
• Mayor	Bernd Weber
Area
• Total	2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Elevation	171 m (561 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	323
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	67596
Dialling codes	06733
Vehicle registration	AZ
Website	www.frettenheim.de

Frettenheim 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. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wonnegau, whose seat is in Osthofen.

Frettenheim’s neighbours are Dittelsheim-Heßloch, Dorn-Dürkheim, Gau-Odernheim and Hillesheim.

In 767, Frettenheim had its first documentary mention in the Lorsch codex. It then still bore the name Frittenheim, as the founder who built his farm there was named Frido. Only in 1402 did Frettenheim get its current name.

In 1575, Frettenheim became part of Electoral Palatinate. Beginning in 1755, the Barons of Heddersdorf were tithe lords. In 1792, Frettenheim lay under French administration and belonged to the Department of Mont-Tonnerre (or Donnersberg in German).

In 1816 came the transfer to the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Frettenheim became autonomous in 1868.

In 1772, the population amounted to 90 persons. Since then, the figure has risen to almost fourfold. The municipality is among the smallest Ortsgemeinden in the district.

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

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