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Appenheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Appenheim
Municipality
Location of Appenheim within Mainz-Bingen district
Appenheim
Appenheim
Coordinates: 49°55′47″N 8°01′59″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictMainz-Bingen
Municipal assoc.Gau-Algesheim
Government
  Mayor (201924) Georg Schacht[1] (SPD)
Area
  Total6.98 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total1,386
  Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55437
Dialling codes06725
Vehicle registrationMZ
Websitewww.appenheim.de

Geography



Location


The municipality lies southwest of Mainz and is an agricultural community. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Gau-Algesheim, whose seat is in the like-named town. Through the municipal area flow both the rivers Welzbach and Wethbach.


History


In 882, Appenheim had its first documentary mention in the Prüm Abbey’s “Golden Book”.

Appenheim
Appenheim

Politics



Municipal council


The council is made up of 17 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:

Elections in 2014:


Town partnerships



Culture and sightseeing



Regular events


The Appenheim kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the Kerb) is always held in early June.


Economy and infrastructure



Transport


The municipality is crossed by Landesstraße (state road) 415. The Autobahnen A 60 and A 63 can be reached by car in ten to twenty minutes.


Education


There are a municipal kindergarten and a primary school, Grundschule Welzbachtal.


Curiosities


The Appenheimer Hundertgulden vineyard on the slopes of the Westerberg is the vineyard with the highest carbonate content of all in Germany. From this come wines with a fruity sourness at high pH levels which are quite mineral-laden but nevertheless very salubrious.


Famous people



Sons and daughters of the town



References


  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.




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[de] Appenheim

Appenheim ist eine Ortsgemeinde im Landkreis Mainz-Bingen in Rheinland-Pfalz. Sie gehört der Verbandsgemeinde Gau-Algesheim an.
- [en] Appenheim

[ru] Аппенхайм

Аппенхайм (нем. Appenheim) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Рейнланд-Пфальц.



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