Rommersheim (Wörrstadt)
| Rommersheim | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stadtteil of Wörrstadt | ||
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  Rommersheim | ||
| Coordinates: 49°49′23″N 8°05′24″E / 49.823132°N 8.089926°ECoordinates: 49°49′23″N 8°05′24″E / 49.823132°N 8.089926°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Alzey-Worms | |
| Town | Wörrstadt | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) | |
| Population ({{{Stand}}}) | ||
| • Total | 732 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 55286 | |
| Dialling codes | 06732 | |
| Vehicle registration | AZ | |
Rommersheim is a Stadtteil (quarter) of the town Wörrstadt in Rheinhessen in the German state Rheinland-Pfalz. It lies in a valley south-west of Wörrstadt.
History
Originally, Rommersheim was called Eichloch. Eichloch is documented the first time 824. January 15, 1931 the village Eichloch has been renamed Rommersheim, after a supposed abandoned nearby village.[1][2] November 7, 1970 Rommersheim with then 432 inhabitants became a suburb of Wörrstadt.[3]
Culture and places of interest
The Nachrichtliches Verzeichnis der Kulturdenkmäler Rheinland-Pfalz für den Landkreis Alzey-Worms of Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe list in particular the following heritage sites in Rommersheim [4]
Buildings
- Am Rathaus 4: Protestant Church (Rommersheim), built between 1733 and 1751
- Am Rathaus 2: former town hall, around 1600, modifications 18th century
- Hauptstraße 11: Hakenhof; baroque studwork building, around 1700
- Hauptstraße 23: baroque half-timbered building, 18th century
- Mittelgasse 1: half-timbered house, 1584, with half-timbered barn of 1664
Places of interest outside the village
- "Eichlocher Feldkreuz", Auf dem Somborn (township): late gothic; three border stones, 1613
- former Jewish cemetery (heritage site): nine grave stones, 1868 to 1909
Infrastructure
Public facilities
The Neubornschwimmbad is an open air public swimming pool, located between Rommersheim and Wörrstadt.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rommersheim (Wörrstadt). |
- Zur Geschichte von Rommersheim (Rummersheim), früher Eichloch on regionalgeschichte.net
- Rommersheim – Ein Weindorf in Rheinhessen. Im Jahr 2004 wurde es 1180 Jahre alt
- Rommersheim – Ein Ortsporträt von Hermann Götz SWR Fernsehen, Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz of May 16, 2009 (incl. film)
- Private Homepage of Rommersheim/Rheinhessen
- History of the Jewish community in Rommersheim
- coat of arms of Rommersheim
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ Zur Geschichte von Rommersheim (Rummersheim), früher Eichloch
- ↑ Hierzuland (SWR) of May 16, 2009
- ↑ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis 2006 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine., page 202 (PDF; 2,6 MB)
- ↑ Nachrichtliches Verzeichnis der Kulturdenkmäler Rheinland-Pfalz für den Landkreis Alzey-Worms als PDF-Datei, S. 41 f.