Framersheim
Framersheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Framersheim | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Framersheim within Alzey-Worms district  | |
  Framersheim  Framersheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′29″N 8°10′27″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Alzey-Worms |
| Municipal assoc. | Alzey-Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Felix Schmidt[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.31 km2 (3.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,578 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55234 |
| Dialling codes | 06733 |
| Vehicle registration | AZ |
| Website | www.framersheim.de |
Geography
Location
The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey.
Neighbouring municipalities
Framersheim's neighbours are Alzey-Schafhausen, Dittelsheim-Heßloch, Gau-Heppenheim and Gau-Odernheim.
History
In 775, Framersheim had its first documentary mention when a document from Lorsch Abbey mentioned a vineyard in Framersheim.
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 | FWG | Zink | Total | |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 seats |
Mayors
- (1945–1946) Johann Beckenbach
- (1989–2004) Frank Zink
- (2004–2019) Ulrich Armbrüster
- (2019–today) Felix Schmidt
Coat of arms
The municipality's arms might be described thus: Sable a kettle-hat argent pierced each side with a cord gules, itself nowed at each end and looped once in base.
The “kettle-hat” (Kesselhut in German) apparently was once typical. It appeared in the village seal as early as 1459. It could be a canting charge for the family Kessler von Sarmsheim who held the local castle in the Middle Ages.[4]
Economy and infrastructure
With local winemaking businesses, business is done by so-called self-marketers, who mostly market their own wares directly to end users.
References
- Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Alzey-Worms, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
- Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
- Description and explanation of Framersheim’s arms
External links
- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
