Wonsheim
| Wonsheim | ||
|---|---|---|
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  Wonsheim | ||
Location of Wonsheim within Alzey-Worms district  | ||
| Coordinates: 49°46′59″N 7°57′45″E / 49.78306°N 7.96250°ECoordinates: 49°46′59″N 7°57′45″E / 49.78306°N 7.96250°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Alzey-Worms | |
| Municipal assoc. | Wöllstein | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Rudolf Haas | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8.79 km2 (3.39 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 178 m (584 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 889 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 55599 | |
| Dialling codes | 06703 | |
| Vehicle registration | AZ | |
| Website | www.wonsheim-rhh.de | |
Wonsheim 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
As a winegrowing centre, Wonsheim lies in Germany’s biggest winegrowing district, in the middle of the wine region of Rhenish Hesse. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wöllstein, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.
Through the municipality flows the river Dunselbach.
History
On 10 June 800, Wonsheim had its first documentary mention in a donation document from Fulda Abbey as Vuanesheim.
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[2]
| SPD | WG Haas | Total | |
| 2009 | 3 | 9 | 12 seats |
| 2004 | 3 | 9 | 12 seats |
Coat of arms
The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Chapé, lozengy argent and azure, Or an orb banded and charged with a cross bottonnée gules both gemmed of the first and sable a lion rampant of the third armed, langued and crowned of the fourth.
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
- Saint Lambert’s Evangelical Church (Lambertuskirche)
- Holy Cross Catholic Church (Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche)
- Town Hall
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Wonsheim lies near Autobahnen A 61 and A 63.
Famous people
Sons and daughters of the town
- Heinrich Bechtolsheimer (b. 29 October 1868 in Wonsheim; d. 18 May 1950 in Hanover) was a German clergyman and writer
Famous people associated with the municipality
- Britta Näpel: 2008 Paralympic champion in Dressage
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013.
- ↑ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
External links
- Municipality’s official webpage (German)
Town’s official webpage] (German)
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
