Albig

Coordinates: 49°46′N 8°7′E / 49.767°N 8.117°E / 49.767; 8.117
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For the German wine grape that is also known as Albig, see Elbling. For the German politician, see Torsten Albig.
Albig
Municipality
Coat of arms of Albig
Coat of arms
Location of Albig within Alzey-Worms district
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Alzey-Worms
Municipal assoc.Alzey-Land
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Wilfried Best[1]
Area
 • Total10.24 km2 (3.95 sq mi)
Elevation
216 m (709 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,622
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55234
Dialling codes06731
Vehicle registrationAZ
Websitewww.alzey-land.de

Albig is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in Rhenish Hesse in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey.

History

Traces of

New Stone Age (Spiral Ceramic) and Iron Age settlers, believed to be Celts, have been found in Albig. Some finds, such as fibulae, rings and vessels from a La Tène-era grave, are displayed in the Landesmuseum Mainz. On a hill near Albig, the foundations of a Roman villa rustica were unearthed, and because it was mistakenly believed that they were a mediaeval castle ruin, they were named Schloss Hammerstein, “Schloss” being a German
word for castle.

Albig had its first documentary mention in 767 in a document donating a vineyard to Lorsch Abbey.

Since 1975 there has been a partnership with the French municipality of Signy-l'Abbaye in the department of Ardennes.

Politics

Mayor

Albig's current mayor is Wilfried Best.[1]

Coat of arms

The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per fess, sable a demi-lion rampant Or armed, langued and crowned gules, and argent the letter A of the third.

Economy and infrastructure

Winegrowing is an important part of local economic life.

Transport

Within municipal limits lies the Autobahnkreuz Alzey, an

Bornheim for the A 61
.

In the municipality is a stop for

Worms (Rheinhessenbahn) Regionalbahn
trains.

Culture and sightseeing

Regular events

Albig holds a

kermis
(church consecration festival, locally known as the Kerb) on the second Sunday in September.

References

  1. ^ a b Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Alzey-Worms, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
  2. Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz
    . 2023.
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