Wallertheim
Wallertheim | |
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Location of Wallertheim within Alzey-Worms district | |
Alzey-Worms | |
Municipal assoc. | Wörrstadt |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Karla Martin[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 8.10 km2 (3.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 127 m (417 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,769 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 55578 |
Dialling codes | 06732 |
Vehicle registration | AZ |
Website | www.wallertheim.de |
Wallertheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location
As a
Wallertheim lies at the foot of the Wißberg (mountain). Through the municipality flows the river Wiesbach.
Neighbouring municipalities
Wallertheim's neighbours are Gau-Weinheim, Sulzheim, Armsheim and Gau-Bickelheim.
History
Archaeology
In Wallertheim, up to the present day, a great many archaeological finds have been made, of which the Wallertheimer-Hündchen (“Wallertheim little dog”) might well be the best known. It is 2.1 cm long and 1.6 cm broad. It is made of blue glass covered with white threads and was recovered as part of a find of grave goods in a child's grave. Points of note are the short, round legs and the pointed ears on the head, which itself is somewhat too big. It can be found today at the Mainzer Landesmuseum in Mainz.
Wallertheim is known for other finds, from the Stone Age and
Moreover, two important prehistoric
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[3]
SPD | CDU | Bunte Liste | WWG | Bürger für Wallertheim | Total | |
2009 | 7 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 16 seats |
2004 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 seats |
Coat of arms
The German blazon reads: Von Blau und Silber schräglinks geteilt, oben eine schrägliegende silberne Krümme, beseitet von zwei sich kreuzenden ebenfalls schrägliegenden silbernen Buchenzweigen, unten ein dreiblättriges grünes Kleeblatt.
The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Per bend sinister azure the head of a bishop's staff bendwise sinister flanked by two beech twigs bendwise sinister, one surmounting the other below the staff, all argent, and argent a cloverleaf palewise slipped vert.
Culture and sightseeing
Regular events
The yearly
Famous people
Sons and daughters of the town
- First World War
Further reading
- Professor Dr. Dr. med. vet. habil. Peter Thein: Handbuch Pferd, München 2005
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Alzey-Worms, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
External links
- Official website (in German)