Mörstadt
| Mörstadt | ||
|---|---|---|
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  Mörstadt | ||
Location of Mörstadt within Alzey-Worms district  | ||
| Coordinates: 49°39′43″N 8°15′17″E / 49.66194°N 8.25472°ECoordinates: 49°39′43″N 8°15′17″E / 49.66194°N 8.25472°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Alzey-Worms | |
| Municipal assoc. | Monsheim | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Horst Wendel (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 928 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 67591 | |
| Dialling codes | 06247 | |
| Vehicle registration | AZ | |
| Website | www.moerstadt.de | |
Mörstadt 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 in Rhenish Hesse and is a winegrowing centre. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Monsheim, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.
Politics
Town 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 | FWG | Röder | Total | |
| 2009 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 seats |
Mayors
- Gerd Ermarth - FWG (1979 - 1999)
- Horst Wendel - SPD (1999–present)
Coat of arms
The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Azure in chief two mullets Or, in base a daisy argent seeded of the second.
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
- Village church from 1670 with a Stumm organ
Theatre
- Since 2005, Mörstadt has had at its disposal a lakeside stage on the Woog (a local word for “pond”).
Famous people
Honorary citizens
- Gerd Ermarth
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)
