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Gernsheim (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɛʁnsˌhaɪ̯m] (listen)) is a town in Groß-Gerau district and Darmstadt region in Hesse, Germany, lying on the Rhine.

Gernsheim
Town
Town hall
Location of Gernsheim within Groß-Gerau district
Bischofsheim
Gernsheim
Gernsheim
Coordinates: 49°45′N 08°29′E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictGroß-Gerau
Government
  Mayor (201723) Peter Burger[1] (CDU)
Area
  Total40.11 km2 (15.49 sq mi)
Elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total10,640
  Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
64579
Dialling codes06258
Vehicle registrationGG
Websitewww.gernsheim.de

Geography



Location


The Schöfferstadt Gernsheim, as Gernsheim may officially call itself – it was Peter Schöffer's birthplace – lies 18 km southwest of Darmstadt and 16 km northeast of Worms, right on the Rhine's east bank, south of the Old Rhine near Stockstadt am Rhein in the Frankfurt Rhein-Main Region.


Neighbouring communities


Gernsheim borders in the north on the communities of Biebesheim and Riedstadt, in the east on the town of Pfungstadt and the communities of Bickenbach and Alsbach-Hähnlein (all in Darmstadt-Dieburg), in the south on the town of Bensheim and the communities of Einhausen and Groß-Rohrheim (all in Kreis Bergstraße) and in the west on the community of Hamm (Alzey-Worms).


Constituent communities


Gernsheim consists of the centres of Allmendfeld, Gernsheim and Klein-Rohrheim.


History


In the first century, there was Roman settlement in what is now Gernsheim. By the 7th century, this had given way to Frankish settlement. In 852, Gernsheim had its first documentary mention, and was also later mentioned in the Lorsch codex.[3]

In 1356, Gernsheim was granted town rights by Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. In 1425, Peter Schöffer, later to be well known as one of Johannes Gutenberg's colleagues, was born.

In 1937, the village of Allmendfeld, now part of Gernsheim but originally a separate municipality, was founded. It is Hesse's newest town (in the common sense, if not the administrative). It is named after the commons (die Allmende in German).


Amalgamated communities



Politics



Coat of arms


Gernsheim's civic coat of arms might heraldically be described thus: Gules, a six-spoked wheel argent.

Gernsheim was among Mainz's many landholdings for centuries (1232–1802). The charge in these arms is the Wheel of Mainz, a common heraldic charge in the region, given the history, but unlike many others, Gernsheim's arms have only this one charge. The town's oldest known seal, from the 14th century, already showed the wheel, as have all seals that later followed. The arms were officially granted in 1925.

Gernsheim has the same arms as Höchst, a constituent community of Frankfurt am Main.


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Regular events



Economy and infrastructure



Transport


Roads serving Gernsheim include Federal Highways (Bundesstraßen) B 44, B44a and B 426. Gernsheim is also connected to the Autobahn A 67, as well as to State Highway (Landesstraße) L 3112 and the K 206.

Gernsheim lies on the Mannheim–Frankfurt railway. There are also bus connections to Darmstadt, Bensheim, Goddelau and Lampertheim.

Gernsheim's riverfront on the Rhine is home to a container port with a railway connection. There are also ferries across the Rhine to Eich in Rhineland-Palatinate.


Known Gernsheimer Personalities



References





На других языках


[de] Gernsheim

Gernsheim ist eine Stadt im südhessischen Kreis Groß-Gerau und liegt am Rhein. Sie trägt seit dem 24. Februar 2003 die amtliche Zusatzbezeichnung Schöfferstadt,[2] diese verweist auf Peter Schöffer, einen bedeutenden Sohn der Stadt.
- [en] Gernsheim

[ru] Гернсхайм

Гернсхайм (нем. Gernsheim) — город в Германии, в земле Гессен. Подчинён административному округу Дармштадт. Входит в состав района Грос-Герау. Население составляет 9744 человека (на 31 декабря 2010 года).[1] Занимает площадь 40,11 км². Официальный код — 06 4 33 004.



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