Offstein

Offstein

Coat of arms
Offstein
Location of Offstein within Alzey-Worms district
Coordinates: 49°36′22″N 8°14′17″E / 49.60611°N 8.23806°E / 49.60611; 8.23806Coordinates: 49°36′22″N 8°14′17″E / 49.60611°N 8.23806°E / 49.60611; 8.23806
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Alzey-Worms
Municipal assoc. Monsheim
Government
 • Mayor Robert Kuhn
Area
 • Total 5.64 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Elevation 118 m (387 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 1,865
 • Density 330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 67591
Dialling codes 06243
Vehicle registration AZ
Website www.offstein.de
Former Offstein railway station with disused tracks

Offstein in the Wonnegau is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Monsheim, whose seat is in the like-named municipality. Geographically speaking, Offstein is located in the western area of the Rhine Rift Valley. The Eisbach, a small tributary situated west of the Rhine, runs through the southern part of the municipality. In terms of the type of settlement, Offstein is a clustered village. The lee of the surrounding low mountain ranges encourages its mild and arid climate. The fertile loess layers in this region render possible a productive agrarian economy.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 16 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]

SPDGfOFWGTotal
20097-916 seats
200466416 seats
199967316 seats

Mayors

  • 1975 - 1994 Otto Bergner (SPD)
  • 1994–present Robert Kuhn (independent)

Economy and infrastructure

In the neighbouring hamlet of Neuoffstein, which belongs to Obrigheim, is found the Südzucker-Werk Offstein, a sugar factory and Offstein’s most important employer.

Famous people

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Ernst Walter Görisch, Landrat of Alzey-Worms district.

References

  1. ↑ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz "Bevölkerungsstand 2017 - Gemeindeebene" Check |url= value (help). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2018.
  2. ↑ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat


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