Dossenheim
Dossenheim | |
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Location of Dossenheim within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district | |
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis | |
Subdivisions | Town with hamlet |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–27) | David Faulhaber[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 14.14 km2 (5.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 153 m (502 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 12,592 |
• Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 69125-69221 |
Dialling codes | 06221 |
Vehicle registration | HD |
Website | www.dossenheim.de |
Dossenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔsn̩ˌhaɪ̯m] ⓘ; Palatine German: Dossene) is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis (district) in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
It is located on
Geography
Location
Dossenheim lies 5 kilometers north of
.Boroughs
The hamlet Schwabenheim belongs to Dossenheim.
History
Dossenheim was first mentioned in the
In the
In 1714, Lothar Franz von Schönborn, the archbishop of Mainz renounced all claims to Dossenheim forever. In 1803 the Palatinate was dissolved and Dossenheim became part of Baden. In 1925 Schwabenheim was annexed to Dossenheim.
Government
Municipal council
The council of Dossenheim has 22 members elected by direct suffrage for five years, in addition to the presiding mayor. The seat distribution after the local elections of 2009 is as follows:
Party | Votes | Seats | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CDU |
28.6% (-7.4) | 7 (-2) | |||
Green |
23.4% (+3,5) | 5 (+1) | |||
FW Dossenheim | 21.4% (+3,0) | 5 (+1) | |||
SPD | 15,8% (-1,9) | 3 (-1) | |||
FDP | 10,8% (+2,8) | 2 (+1) | |||
Voter participation: 60.72% |
Mayor
The Mayor is elected by direct suffrage for a term of eight years. The Mayor of Dossenheim is Hans Lorenz (CDU).
- 1963–1979 Heinrich Schumacher
- 1979–1995 Peter Denger
- since 1995 Hans Lorenz (CDU).
Coat of arms
The coat of arms comes from a court seal from the year 1495 upon which appeared a grape vine. In 1901 it was officially awarded by the General State Archive.
The flag is green and white. The date it was chosen is unknown.
Sister cities
- Le Grau du Roi, France
Culture and sights
Local attractions include an indoor swimming pool and a little shopping center in the area Am Petrus.
Dossenheim's Kermesse (Kerwe) occurs on the third Sunday in September every year. In Dossenheimer tradition this is a street festival.
Dossenheim's location in the Rhine river flood plain at the edge of the Odenwald, offers a variety of landscapes. The agricultural landscape of the flood plain climbs steeps from 110 m above sea level through the forests of the
Museums
Dossenheim has a museum of local history.
Notable buildings and edifices
- Ruins of Schauenburg
- Television broadcast tower atop the Weißer Stein
- Historic city hall (houses the museum of local history)
- Locks on the river Neckar at Schwabenheim (a difference of 8.7 m in height)
- Lookout tower on the Weißer Stein
- Preparation facilities and parts of the overhead tramway for goods in the porphyry quarry Vatter
- Skatepark
- Former mediumwave broadcast tower of the SWR. In Dossenheim SWR operated a mediumwave broadcast tower until 30 April 2004 for the frequency 711 kHz with a broadcast power of 5 kilowatts. Together with broadcast towers Heilbronn-Obereisesheim and Ulm-Jungingen it formed a single-frequency network. This facility has been taken down in the meantime.
- Broadcast tower Weißer Stein
Regular events
- Dossenheimer Sommertagszug (summer day parade) in May
- Kermesse on the 3rd Sunday in September
- Christmas market in December on the Kronenburger Hof
Economy and infrastructure
Dossenheim is primarily a residential community. Because of its proximity to Heidelberg Dossenheim is attractive to people who work at the
Transport
Dossenheim is on the A 5 as well as the federal highway B 3. The Upper Rhine Railway (Oberrheinische Eisenbahn, OEG), now part of Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (RNV) GmbH, connects Dossenheim to the metropolitan centers nearby: Mannheim, Heidelberg and Weinheim. Dossenheim has 3 light rail stops: Dossenheim-Nord, Dossenheim OEG-Bahnhof and Dossenheim-Süd.
Government offices and institutions
- Freiwillige Feuerwehr Dossenheim (volunteer fire department)
- Biologische Bundesanstalt für Land- und Forstwirtschaft (BBA) (Federal Biological Institute for Agriculture and Forestry)
Clubs
- Angelsportverein ( fishing club )
- Bertha Benz Memorial Club e.V.
- Bertha Benz Memorial Route e.V.
- Biblisches Lebenszentrum Dossenheim e.V. (pentecostalchurch)
- Boule- Club ( Boule club)
- Cantus Vivus Konzertchor ( concert choir )
- Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK) - OV Dossenheim (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz)
- DJK Dossenheim
- DLRG Dossenheim
- Dossema Bannweidbuwe ( Dossenheim Kermesse club)
- FC Dossenheim ( Football (soccer) club )
- Musikkapelle der katholischen Pfarrgemeinde Dossenheim e.V. (brass orchestra)
- Musikverein 1893. e.V. Dossenheim
- Schützenverein ( Gun Club )
- TSG Germania ( sports club including Handball and children's gymnastics )
- Verein zur Pflege der Livemusik
Notable natives
- Charly Körbel, professional soccer player (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- Markus Bähr, professional soccer player (1.FC Köln, Karlsruher SC)
- Otto Hitzfeld, " Der Löwe von Sewastopol "
References
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
External links
- Official site of Dossenheim (in German)
- Photos of the Vatter quarry., StahlArt: Industrial and Architectural Photography, Harald Finster, last accessed 15 January 2007
- Bertha Benz Memorial Route