Gundheim

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

Gundheim
Coat of arms
Location of Gundheim within Alzey-Worms district
Gundheim
Gundheim
Coordinates: 49°40′33″N 8°14′16″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAlzey-Worms
Municipal assoc.Wonnegau
Government
 • MayorGerhard Blüm (CDU)
Area
 • Total4.61 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
Elevation
127 m (417 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total906
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
67599
Dialling codes06244
Vehicle registrationAZ
Websitewww.gundheim.de

Geography

Location

The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and is a winegrowing centre. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wonnegau, whose seat is in Osthofen.

History

In 774, Gundheim had its first documentary mention in a document from Lorsch Abbey.

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]

SPDCDUFWGTotal
200437212 seats
200945312 seats

Coat of arms

The municipality's arms might be described thus: Azure a talon Or barwise unguled gules, issuant from the top three plumes argent.

What appears on the escutcheon is a canting charge for the noble family that was enfeoffed with Gundheim in 1699. It bore the name Greiffenclau, rather reminiscent of the German words greifen (“grasp” or “seize”) and Klaue (“claw”).

Wineries

Well known Gundheim wineries in the Bergkloster winemaking appellation – Weingroßlage – in the Wonnegau are:

  • Hungerbien
  • Mandelbrunnen
  • Sonnenberg

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.
  2. Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat


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