Appenheim

Appenheim
Coat of arms of Appenheim Coat of arms
Appenheim
Location of Appenheim within Mainz-Bingen district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Mainz-Bingen
Municipal assoc.	Gau-Algesheim
Government
• Mayor	Hans-Jürgen Gres (CDU)
Area
• Total	6.98 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	1,374
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	55437
Dialling codes	06725
Vehicle registration	MZ
Website	www.appenheim.de

Appenheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

The municipality lies southwest of Mainz and is an agricultural community. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Gau-Algesheim, whose seat is in the like-named town. Through the municipal area flow both the Welzbach and the Wethbach.

History

In 882, Appenheim had its first documentary mention in the Prüm Abbey’s “Golden Book”.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 17 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:

	SPD	CDU	AIG	FDP	Total
2004	5	7	3	1	16 Seats

(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)

Town partnerships

• Apfelstädt, Gotha district, Thuringia
• Marano di Valpolicella, Province of Verona, Veneto, Italy

Culture and sightseeing

Regular events

The Appenheim kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the Kerb) is always held in early June.

The Appenheim wine festival is always on the last weekend in October.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The municipality is crossed by Landesstraße (state road) 415. The Autobahnen A 60 and A 63 can be reached by car in ten to twenty minutes.

Education

There are a municipal kindergarten and a primary school, Grundschule Welzbachtal.

Curiosities

The Appenheimer Hundertgulden vineyard on the slopes of the Westerberg is the vineyard with the highest carbonate content of all in Germany. From this come wines with a fruity sourness at high pH levels which are quite mineral-laden but nevertheless very salubrious.

Famous people

Sons and daughters of the town

• Johann Horn (d. 1800), Palatine-Bavarian sergeant, Knight of the Bavarian Medal of Bravery
• Johann Konrad Schiede (b. about 1760 in Kassel; d. 19 September 1826 in Appenheim), was a clergyman, a participant in the Late Age of Enlightenment and an author of cheap novels.
• Esther Knewitz, Rheinhessen Wine Queen 2001-2002, German Wine Princess 2003-2004

External links

• Municipality’s official webpage (German)