Gensingen is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Gensingen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gensingen within Mainz-Bingen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°53′53″N 7°55′41″E / 49.89806°N 7.92806°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Sprendlingen-Gensingen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Armin Brendel[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,948 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55457 |
| Dialling codes | 06727 |
| Vehicle registration | MZ |
| Website | www.gensingen.de |
Geography
editLocation
editGensingen lies in Rhenish Hesse between Mainz and Bad Kreuznach on the river Nahe. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Sprendlingen-Gensingen, whose seat is in Sprendlingen.
Neighbouring municipalities
editThe municipality's neighbours are Grolsheim, Langenlonsheim, Horrweiler, Laubenheim, Welgesheim, Aspisheim, Biebelsheim, Ockenheim, Bretzenheim, Zotzenheim, Dorsheim, Sprendlingen and Bad Kreuznach-Ippesheim.
Politics
editMunicipal council
editThe council is made up of 21 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
| SPD | CDU | FWG | Total | |
| 2004 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 20 seats |
(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)
Coat of arms
editThe municipality's arms might be described thus: or, the letter G between three mullets of six sable.
While the letter G could stand for Gensingen, the arms’ meaning is not known. The six-pointed stars (“mullets of six”) are something of a mystery. The local court seal bore this composition in 1609.[3]
Culture and sightseeing
editThe Evangelical church has an historical Stumm organ built in 1774-1778 and restored in 2000. There are regular concerts.
Economy and infrastructure
editTwo businesses in the municipality of Gensingen are the furniture manufacturer Bretz and the plant nursery company Kientzler.
Transport
editThe municipality is crossed by Bundesstraße 41. The Autobahn A 61 is right nearby, only a 3 km drive away. At the Gensingen railway station, trains on the Nahetalbahn and the Rheinhessenbahn (railway lines) stop.
Famous people
edit- Reinhard Leisenheimer (b. 1939 in Gensingen), singer
References
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Description and explanation of Gensingen’s arms
External links
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Gensingen travel guide from Wikivoyage- Information page about Gensingen (in German)
- Gensingen in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)
- Brief portrait with filmed article about Gensingen at SWR Fernsehen (in German)
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