Postal codes 55437 Area 6.98 km² Local time Monday 6:05 PM Dialling code 06725 | Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Dialling codes 06725 Population 1,399 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 55437 | |
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Appenheim kreis mainz bingen 19 8 2013
Appenheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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- Appenheim kreis mainz bingen 19 8 2013
- Map of 55437 Appenheim Germany
- Weingut schweickardt appenheim
- Location
- History
- Municipal council
- Town partnerships
- Regular events
- Transport
- Education
- Curiosities
- Sons and daughters of the town
- References
Map of 55437 Appenheim, Germany
Weingut schweickardt appenheim
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 Welzbach and the Wethbach.
History
In 882, Appenheim had its first documentary mention in the Prüm Abbey’s “Golden Book”.
Municipal council
The council is made up of 17 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)
Town partnerships
Regular events
The Appenheim kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the Kerb) is always held in early June.
The Appenheim wine festival is always on the last weekend in October.
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.