Friesenheim, Rhineland-Palatinate

Friesenheim
Coat of arms of Friesenheim Coat of arms
Friesenheim
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Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Mainz-Bingen
Municipal assoc.	Rhein-Selz
Government
• Mayor	Gerhard Held
Area
• Total	3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	698
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	55278
Dialling codes	06737
Vehicle registration	MZ
Website	www.friesenheim-rheinhessen.de

Friesenheim 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 between Mainz and Worms and is an agriculturally oriented community. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Rhein-Selz, whose seat is in Oppenheim.

Neighbouring municipalities

These are Köngernheim, Undenheim and Weinolsheim.

History

In 803, Friesenheim had its first documentary mention in the Codex Fuldensis when the Frank Theotbald donated estates in Dubilesheim and Friesenheim to the Lorsch Abbey. Some researchers, though, link this entry in the Codex with Friesenheim in Alsace. The name’s meaning is “Friso’s Home”. Based on the name German word Friesen (“Frisians”), the reasonable assumption is the community was founded by Frisians.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 13 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:

	SPD	FWG	Total
2004	2	10	12 seats

(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)

Ortsbürgermeister

The Ortsbürgermeister – mayor of the Ortsgemeinde – is Gerhard Held.

Coat of arms

The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Gules a lion rampant argent armed sable and crowned Or, and a chief of the second.

External links

• Municipality’s official webpage (German)