Wackernheim
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Location of Wackernheim within Mainz-Bingen district
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| Coordinates: 49°58′27″N 8°07′00″E / 49.97417°N 8.11667°ECoordinates: 49°58′27″N 8°07′00″E / 49.97417°N 8.11667°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Mainz-Bingen | |
| Municipal assoc. | Heidesheim am Rhein | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Sybille Vogt | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.90 km2 (2.28 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 222 m (728 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,517 | |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 55263 | |
| Dialling codes | 06132 | |
| Vehicle registration | MZ | |
| Website | www.wackernheim.de | |
Wackernheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
It is home to the United States Army's McCully Barracks.
The municipality lies west of Mainz in a side valley of the Rhine between the Rabenkopf nature reserve, Layenhof and the Mainzer Berg (mountain). Wackernheim belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Heidesheim am Rhein, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.
In 754, Wackernheim had its first documentary mention.
The council is made up of 19 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)
The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Or an eagle displayed sable armed and beaked gules.
The municipality’s biggest sport club is Turn- und Sportverein 1862 Wackernheim e. V.. It has more than 800 members in the departments football, gymnastics, table tennis, taekwondo and leisure sports. The sport club’s hall is also used for other cultural events.
Another big club is the Carneval Club Wackernheim, founded in 1949. MGV 1888 Wackernheim (men’s singing club) is a steadfast part of the municipality’s cultural life. The traditional mixed choir folded at the end of 2006. The choir Haste Töne?! inspires with well-known rock and pop pieces and stands out through innovative events in the framework of the Wackernheim kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the Kerb), among others. The choirmaster is Matthias Heucher. Since mid-2006, there has also been the children’s choir Haste Tönchen?! under Kirsten Grünenpütt’s leadership.
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