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Stockstadt am Rhein
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Location of Stockstadt am Rhein within Groß-Gerau district
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Groß-Gerau |
| Mayor | Horst (SPD) |
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| Area | 18.72 km2 (7.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) |
| Population | 5,687 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 304 /km2 (787 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | GG |
| Postal code | 64589 |
| Area code | 06158 |
| Website | www.stockstadt.de |
Stockstadt am Rhein is a community in Groß-Gerau district in Hesse, Germany, lying on the southern edge of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main Region.
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Stockstadt lies in the Rhine rift right on the Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue EU reserve. The community lies at the mouth of the Modau, where it empties into the Rhine.
Stockstadt borders in the north and east on the town of Riedstadt, in the south on the community of Biebesheim and in the west on the communities of Gimbsheim (Alzey-Worms) and Guntersblum (Mainz-Bingen).
Stockstadt consists of only one centre.
Stockstadt had its first documentary mention in 830-850 in the Lorsch codex under the name Stochestat.
Municipal council is made up of 25 councillors, with seats apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 26 March 2006:
Stockstadt's civic coat of arms might heraldically be described thus: In gules two boat hooks per saltire argent, thereabout four six-pointed stars argent.
The boat hooks refer to boatmen on the Rhine, but it is unknown what the stars are meant to stand for. The arms are based on the community's oldest known seal from the late 16th century, and were officially conferred in 1927 in Mainz colours. This is a reference to the community's history as an old (until 1579) Mainz domain.[1]
Stockstadt lies on Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 44 (Frankfurt am Main - Ludwigshafen). The Autobahn interchange Pfungstadt-West on the A 67 (Rüsselsheim – Viernheim) is about 9 km away.
The community is also a stop on the Frankfurt-Mannheim Riedbahn line.
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