Siefersheim
| Siefersheim | ||
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  Siefersheim | ||
Location of Siefersheim within Alzey-Worms district  | ||
| Coordinates: 49°47′N 7°57′E / 49.783°N 7.950°ECoordinates: 49°47′N 7°57′E / 49.783°N 7.950°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Alzey-Worms | |
| Municipal assoc. | Wöllstein | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Volker Hintze | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 153 m (502 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,252 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 55599 | |
| Dialling codes | 06703 | |
| Vehicle registration | AZ | |
| Website | www.siefersheim.de | |
Siefersheim 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
The municipality lies at Rhenish Hesse’s western edge and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wöllstein, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.
Neighbouring municipalities
Siefersheim’s neighbours are Wonsheim, Wöllstein, Eckelsheim, Gumbsheim and Neu-Bamberg.
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[2]
Mayor
The current mayor is Volker Hintze.
Coat of arms
The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Per pale argent a tower gules, in base a bunch of grapes vert, and sable a lion rampant Or armed, langued and crowned gules.
Economy and infrastructure
Siefersheim is characterized by Rhenish-Hessian winegrowing and can boast of having a VDP winery in the Weingut Wagner-Stempel, as well as of having a DLG-recommended winery in the Weingut "Alte Schmiede".
Education
- Grundschule Siefersheim (primary school)
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013.
- ↑ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Siefersheim. |
- Siefersheim in the collective municipality’s Web pages (German)
- Private Siefersheim website (German)
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
