Siefersheim
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Location of Siefersheim within Alzey-Worms district ![]() | ||
Coordinates: 49°47′N 7°57′E / 49.783°N 7.950°ECoordinates: 49°47′N 7°57′E / 49.783°N 7.950°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
District | Alzey-Worms | |
Municipal assoc. | Wöllstein | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Volker Hintze | |
Area | ||
• Total | 6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi) | |
Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 1,217 | |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 55599 | |
Dialling codes | 06703 | |
Vehicle registration | AZ | |
Website | www.siefersheim.de |
Siefersheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location
The municipality lies at Rhenish Hesse’s western edge and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wöllstein, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.
Neighbouring municipalities
Siefersheim’s neighbours are Wonsheim, Wöllstein, Eckelsheim, Gumbsheim and Neu-Bamberg.
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[2]
Mayor
The current mayor is Volker Hintze.
Coat of arms
The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Per pale argent a tower gules, in base a bunch of grapes vert, and sable a lion rampant Or armed, langued and crowned gules.
Economy and infrastructure
Siefersheim is characterized by Rhenish-Hessian winegrowing and can boast of having a VDP winery in the Weingut Wagner-Stempel, as well as of having a DLG-recommended winery in the Weingut "Alte Schmiede".
Education
- Grundschule Siefersheim (primary school)
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Siefersheim. |
- Siefersheim in the collective municipality’s Web pages (German)
- Private Siefersheim website (German)