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.
Bermersheim vor der Höhe | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bermersheim vor der Höhe within Alzey-Worms district  | |
  Bermersheim vor der Höhe  Bermersheim vor der Höhe | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′55″N 8°13′25″E / 49.68194°N 8.22361°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Alzey-Worms |
| Municipal assoc. | Alzey-Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Ute Fillinger[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 147 m (482 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 375 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55234 |
| Dialling codes | 06731 |
| Vehicle registration | AZ |
Geography
editLocation
editAs 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
editThe 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
editMunicipal council
editThe 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:[3]
| SPD | FWG 1 | FWG 2 | Total | |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 seats |
Mayors
edit- Volker Herberg (.... - 2004)
- Werner Wagner (2004–2014)
- Ute Fillinger (since 2014
Culture and sightseeing
editBuildings
editHildegard of Bingen’s baptismal church is located in Bermersheim vor der Höhe.
Economy and infrastructure
editNotable people
edit- Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179), abbess, writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, visionary and polymath
References
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Alzey-Worms, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
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