Gönnheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Gönnheim | |
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 Protestant church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gönnheim within Bad Dürkheim district  | |
  Gönnheim  Gönnheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′53″N 08°14′18″E / 49.44806°N 8.23833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Bad Dürkheim |
| Municipal assoc. | Wachenheim an der Weinstraße |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Wolfram Meinhardt[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.54 km2 (2.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,609 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67161 |
| Dialling codes | 06322 |
| Vehicle registration | DÜW |
| Website | www.goennheim.de |
Geography
editLocation
editThe winegrowing centre lies between the Haardt range and the Rhine. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wachenheim, whose seat is in the like-named town.
History
editIn 771, Gönnheim had its first documentary mention as Ginningheim.
Population development
editGönnheim's population rose from 124 in 1521 to 184 in 1592.
Politics
editMunicipal council
editThe council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected by proportional representation 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 | GöLi | Total | |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 seats |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 seats |
Coat of arms
editThe German blazon reads: In Silber auf grünem Boden der heilige Martin in blauem Harnisch auf einem nach links schreitenden goldbezäumten und -behuftem Schimmel reitend, seinen roten Mantel durch ein silbernes Schwert mit einem am Boden sitzenden Bettler mit goldenem Lendenschurz teilend.
The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Argent on ground vert Saint Martin proper armoured azure mounted on a steed passant sinister of the field bridled and unguled Or, in his dexter hand a sword of the first bendwise sinister cutting his cloak gules, on the ground a beggar proper wearing a loincloth of the fourth sitting sinister and arms reaching up.
On 15 May 1845, King Ludwig I of Bavaria officially approved the arms.
Town partnerships
editGönnheim fosters a partnership with the following place:
Culture and sightseeing
editRegular events
editEvery year on the first weekend in July, the Gönnheimer Weintage (“Gönnheim Wine Days”) are held, and on the last weekend in August is the church consecration festival, locally known as the Martinskerwe (“Martin’s kermis”).
Economy and infrastructure
editTransport
editThe Rhein-Haardtbahn, a narrow-gauge railway running from Mannheim to Bad Dürkheim, links Gönnheim to the rail network.
References
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Bad Dürkheim, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz: Kommunalwahl 2009, Stadt- und Gemeinderatswahlen
External links
edit- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
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