Country Germany District Mainz-Bingen Elevation 244 m (801 ft) Area 4.59 km² Local time Monday 9:16 AM Dialling code 06728 | State Rhineland-Palatinate Municipal assoc. Gau-Algesheim Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 630 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 55437 | |
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Nieder-Hilbersheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Contents
- Map of 55437 Nieder Hilbersheim Germany
- Location
- History
- Municipal council
- Regular events
- Agriculture
- Transport
- Education
- References
Map of 55437 Nieder-Hilbersheim, Germany
Location
The municipality lies southwest of Mainz in the Welzbach valley and is characterized by agriculture. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Gau-Algesheim, whose seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 933, Nieder-Hilbersheim had its first documentary mention in a document from the Seligenstadt Abbey.
In the endowment letter from the Disbodenberg Monastery in 1108, Nieder-Hilbersheim is mentioned for the first time as Hilbriedesheim
After 1300, the name Nieder-Hilbersheim first came up in documents.
In 1334 a church is mentioned for the first time, and is believed to have been consecrated to Saint Martin, which yielded today’s coat of arms, which show Saint Martin cutting a piece of his cloak off for a beggar. At this point, the community belonged to the Electorate of the Palatinate Oberamt of Stromberg.
Municipal council
The council is made up of 12 council members, not counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)
Regular events
The Nieder-Hilbersheim kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the Kerb) is always held on the second weekend in September. A farmer’s and craftsman’s market is held each year on the third weekend in October.
Agriculture
Nieder-Hilbersheim grows grapes for both white and red wine, and also fruit and asparagus.
Transport
The municipality is crossed by Landesstraße (state road) 415. The A 60 and A 63 autobahns can be reached by car in 10 to 20 minutes.
Education
Nieder-Hilbersheim has a municipal kindergarten.