Bechtolsheim

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Coordinates: 49°48′N 8°11′E

Bechtolsheim
	Image:Karte Bechtolsheim in Deutschland.png
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Urban district
Population	1480 (2005)
Population density	139 /km²
Coordinates	49°48′ N 8°11′ E
Postal code	55234
Area code	06733
Licence plate code	MZ
Mayor	Harald Kemptner (SPD)

Bechtolsheim is a municipality at the foot of the Petersberg in the Alzey-Worms district in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Sights are the town hall erected 1592 with southern appealing arcades, the perpendicular Gothic united church St. Maria and Saint Christopher, the benefactor table of the castle of the House of Dalberg and a memorial table for the folklife researcher Wilhelm Hoffmann on the parsonage.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Neighbourhoods 2 Arms 2.1 Former arms 2.1.1 Description (former arms) 2.1.2 Justification (former arms) 2.2 New arms 2.2.1 Description (new arms) 3 Religions 4 Economy 4.1 Enterprises 4.1.1 Wine-related 4.1.2 Others 5 Transport 5.1 Railway 5.2 Bus 5.3 Roads 5.4 Leisure and sports facilities 5.5 Buildings

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

The place lies near the Selz creek which is flowing along the Petersberg. The next town is Alzey (10 km) and in 30 km distance the capital Mainz, both easy to be approached by the Autobahn A63. Being a wine growing site, Bechtolsheim is part of wine-producing region Rheinhessen.

[edit] Neighbourhoods

• Biebelnheim
• Gau-Odernheim
• Undenheim
• Gabsheim

[edit] Arms

[edit] Former arms

[edit] Description (former arms)

Gespalten von silver and black, coated with a red bar.

[edit] Justification (former arms)

The arms are testified by the Dorfgerichtssiegel of 1590, two reliefs at the town hall and a handpainted „official" arms drawing, created between 1790 and 1797. Silver and black are also the colours in the arms of the Ganerbschaft Bechtolsheim.

[edit] New arms

[edit] Description (new arms)

The new arms are divided into four parts of equal size. Left above and right below blue background with stylized flowers (fleur-de-lys). Right above and left below silver background with a black ring in each. In the middle a horizontal black bar.

[edit] Religions

• Catholic
• Protestant

[edit] Economy

[edit] Enterprises

[edit] Wine-related

• Bechtolsheimer Weingüter, Winzer und Genossenschaften
• Weingut Flick
• Weingut G. Lutz
• Duckgeischel´s Bindegarn

[edit] Others

• Schlauchbootreparatur
• Onlineshop Held
• Ehlego - Egon Ehlenberger
• Grundstücke Bechtolsheim

[edit] Transport

[edit] Railway

• Former railway station on the railway track Amiche from Alzey to Bodenheim

[edit] Bus

• Omnibusverkehr Rhein-Nahe (ORN)

[edit] Roads

county road

[edit] Leisure and sports facilities

• Marksmen Bechtolsheim (de)
• Sports Club Bechtolsheim (de)

[edit] Buildings

• Town hall erected 1592
• Three navale united church St. Maria and St. Christopherus with perpendicular Gothic decorated pewage and a Stumm organ.