Gundheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Gundheim | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gundheim within Alzey-Worms district  | |
  Gundheim  Gundheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′33″N 8°14′16″E / 49.67583°N 8.23778°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Alzey-Worms |
| Municipal assoc. | Wonnegau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Michael Leidemer[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.61 km2 (1.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 957 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67599 |
| Dialling codes | 06244 |
| Vehicle registration | AZ |
| Website | www.gundheim.de |
Geography
editLocation
editThe municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and is a winegrowing centre. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wonnegau, whose seat is in Osthofen.
History
editIn 774, Gundheim had its first documentary mention in a document from Lorsch Abbey.
Politics
editMunicipal council
editThe council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected 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:[3]
| SPD | CDU | FWG | Total | |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 seats |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 seats |
Coat of arms
editThe municipality's arms might be described thus: Azure a talon Or barwise unguled gules, issuant from the top three plumes argent.
What appears on the escutcheon is a canting charge for the noble family that was enfeoffed with Gundheim in 1699. It bore the name Greiffenclau, rather reminiscent of the German words greifen (“grasp” or “seize”) and Klaue (“claw”).
Wineries
editWell known Gundheim wineries in the Bergkloster winemaking appellation – Weingroßlage – in the Wonnegau are:
- Hungerbien
- Mandelbrunnen
- Sonnenberg
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
External links
edit- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
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