Alzey-Worms

Alzey-Worms (German pronunciation: [ˈaltsaɪˈvɔʁms]) is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the district Groß-Gerau (Hesse), the city of Worms and the districts of Bad Dürkheim, Donnersbergkreis, Bad Kreuznach and Mainz-Bingen.

Alzey-Worms
District
Flag of Alzey-Worms
Flag
Coat of arms of Alzey-Worms
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
CapitalAlzey
Area
 • Total588 km2 (227 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total131,330
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationAZ
Websitekreis-alzey-worms.de

History

The territory was in Roman times part of the province of Germania Superior. The towns of Worms and Alzey go both back to Roman military camps. In medieval times the region was part of the Electorate of the Palatinate. After the French occupation (1797–1814) it was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Hesse and formed a part of its province Rhenish Hesse.

Two districts named Alzey and Worms were established in 1835. In the reorganisation of the districts of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1969 the new district of Alzey-Worms was formed by merging parts of the former districts.

Geography

The district is named after the city of Worms (which is neighboring, but not belonging to the district) and the town of Alzey (which is the seat of the district). The Rhine forms the eastern boundary. From there the land gently rises to the Alzey Hills in the west, which is the northernmost extension of the Palatinate Forest. The westernmost portion of the district is crossed by several brooks and covered with forests; it is called the Rheinhessische Schweiz (Rhenish-Hessian Switzerland).

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays a dragon and the fiddle. The dragon is the heraldic symbol of the city of Worms, while the fiddle stands for Alzey. Both themes occur in the Nibelungenlied, the old German epos playing in the region. The hero Siegfried killed Fafnir the dragon and gained wisdom from drinking its blood. The fiddle belongs to Volker the minstrel, another character of the Nibelungenlied, who allegedly had lived in Alzey.

Towns and municipalities
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Verband-free towns:

  1. Alzey
Verbandsgemeinden
  1. Albig
  2. Bechenheim
  3. Bechtolsheim
  4. Bermersheim vor der Höhe
  5. Biebelnheim
  6. Bornheim
  7. Dintesheim
  8. Eppelsheim
  9. Erbes-Büdesheim
  10. Esselborn
  11. Flomborn
  12. Flonheim
  13. Framersheim
  14. Freimersheim
  15. Gau-Heppenheim
  16. Gau-Odernheim
  17. Kettenheim
  18. Lonsheim
  19. Mauchenheim
  20. Nack
  21. Nieder-Wiesen
  22. Ober-Flörsheim
  23. Offenheim
  24. Wahlheim
  1. Alsheim
  2. Eich1
  3. Gimbsheim
  4. Hamm am Rhein
  5. Mettenheim
  1. Flörsheim-Dalsheim
  2. Hohen-Sülzen
  3. Mölsheim
  4. Mörstadt
  5. Monsheim1
  6. Offstein
  7. Wachenheim
  1. Eckelsheim
  2. Gau-Bickelheim
  3. Gumbsheim
  4. Siefersheim
  5. Stein-Bockenheim
  6. Wendelsheim
  7. Wöllstein1
  8. Wonsheim
  1. Bechtheim
  2. Bermersheim
  3. Dittelsheim-Heßloch
  4. Frettenheim
  5. Gundersheim
  6. Gundheim
  7. Hangen-Weisheim
  8. Hochborn
  9. Monzernheim
  10. Osthofen1, 2
  11. Westhofen
  1. Armsheim
  2. Ensheim
  3. Gabsheim
  4. Gau-Weinheim
  5. Partenheim
  6. Saulheim
  7. Schornsheim
  8. Spiesheim
  9. Sulzheim
  10. Udenheim
  11. Vendersheim
  12. Wallertheim
  13. Wörrstadt1
1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
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