Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 6.28 km² Population 1,300 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 06703 | Elevation 153 m (502 ft) Postal codes 55599 Local time Tuesday 5:49 AM Postal code 55599 | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind SW at 19 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Siefersheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Contents
- Map of 55599 Siefersheim Germany
- Location
- Neighbouring municipalities
- Municipal council
- Mayor
- Coat of arms
- Economy and infrastructure
- Education
- References
Map of 55599 Siefersheim, Germany
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.
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.
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".