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Rommersheim (Wörrstadt)

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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Alzey-Worms

Elevation
  
172 m (564 ft)

Area
  
5 km²

Dialling code
  
06732

State
  
Rhineland-Palatinate

Town
  
Wörrstadt

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Postal code
  
55286

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Rommersheim is a Stadtteil (quarter) of the town Wörrstadt in Rheinhessen in the German state Rheinland-Pfalz. It lies in a valley south-west of Wörrstadt.

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Map of Rommersheim, 55286 W%C3%B6rrstadt, Germany

History

Originally, Rommersheim was called Eichloch. Eichloch is documented the first time 824. January 15, 1931 the village Eichloch has been renamed Rommersheim, after a supposed abandoned nearby village. November 7, 1970 Rommersheim with then 432 inhabitants became a suburb of Wörrstadt.

Culture and places of interest

The Nachrichtliches Verzeichnis der Kulturdenkmäler Rheinland-Pfalz für den Landkreis Alzey-Worms of Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe list in particular the following heritage sites in Rommersheim

Buildings

  • Am Rathaus 4: Protestant Church (Rommersheim), built between 1733 and 1751
  • Am Rathaus 2: former town hall, around 1600, modifications 18th century
  • Hauptstraße 11: Hakenhof; baroque studwork building, around 1700
  • Hauptstraße 23: baroque half-timbered building, 18th century
  • Mittelgasse 1: half-timbered house, 1584, with half-timbered barn of 1664

    • Places of interest outside the village

  • "Eichlocher Feldkreuz", Auf dem Somborn (township): late gothic; three border stones, 1613
  • former Jewish cemetery (heritage site): nine grave stones, 1868 to 1909

    • Public facilities

    The Neubornschwimmbad is an open air public swimming pool, located between Rommersheim and Wörrstadt.

    References

    Rommersheim (Wörrstadt) Wikipedia
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