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Bermersheim vor der Höhe
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Location of Bermersheim vor der Höhe within Alzey-Worms district
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| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Alzey-Worms |
| Municipal assoc. | Alzey-Land |
| Mayor | Werner Wagner |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 147 m (482 ft) |
| Population | 401 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 140 /km2 (362 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | AZ |
| Postal code | 55234 |
| Area code | 06731 |
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.
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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.
In 768, Bermersheim vor der Höhe had its first documentary mention on the occasion of an estate’s sale to Lorsch Abbey.
The epithet vor der Höhe (“before the heights”) has been borne since 1 April 1971.
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:[2]
| SPD | FWG 1 | FWG 2 | Total | |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 seats |
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