Bermersheim vor der Höhe

Bermersheim vor der Höhe
Bermersheim vor der Höhe
Municipality
	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
Area
• Total	2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Elevation	147 m (482 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• 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

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.

Geography

Location

As 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

The 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

Municipal council

The 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

Volker Herberg (.... - 2004)
Werner Wagner (2004–2014)
Ute Fillinger (since 2014

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

Hildegard of Bingen’s baptismal church is located in Bermersheim vor der Höhe.

Economy and infrastructure

Winegrowing

Notable people

Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179), abbess, writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, visionary and polymath

References

^ 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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[1] Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Alzey-Worms, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.

[2] "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.

[3] Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat

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