Westhofen

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Westhofen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Westhofen
Westhofen (Germany)
Westhofen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Alzey-Worms
Municipal assoc. Westhofen
Mayor Hans-Werner Balz
Basic statistics
Area 14.73 km² (5.7 sq mi)
Elevation 121 m  (397 ft)
Population 3,243  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 220 /km² (570 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate AZ
Postal code 67593
Area code 06244
Website www.gemeinde-westhofen.de

Coordinates: 49°42′16″N 8°14′53″E / 49.70444, 8.24806

Westhofen is a municipality in the district Alzey-Worms, in Rhenish Hesse, Germany. It is located approx. 12 km north-west of Worms. Most of ist economy is based on Rheinhessen wine.

Westhofen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Westhofen.