Siefersheim

Siefersheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Siefersheim
Municipality
Coat of arms of Siefersheim
Coat of arms
Location of Siefersheim within Alzey-Worms district
Siefersheim is located in Germany
Siefersheim
Siefersheim
Siefersheim is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Siefersheim
Siefersheim
Coordinates: 49°47′N 7°57′E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAlzey-Worms
Municipal assoc.Wöllstein
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Annerose Kinder[1]
Area
 • Total6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi)
Elevation
153 m (502 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,263
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55599
Dialling codes06703
Vehicle registrationAZ
Websitewww.siefersheim.de
Siefersheim at sunset
Siefersheim

Geography

Location

The municipality lies at Rhenish Hesse’s western edge and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wöllstein, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.

Neighbouring municipalities

Siefersheim’s neighbours are Wonsheim, Wöllstein, Eckelsheim, Gumbsheim and Neu-Bamberg.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[3]

Mayor

The current mayor is Annerose Kinder.[1]

Coat of arms

The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Per pale argent a tower gules, in base a bunch of grapes vert, and sable a lion rampant Or armed, langued and crowned gules.

Economy and infrastructure

Siefersheim is characterized by Rhenish-Hessian winegrowing and can boast of having a VDP winery in the Weingut Wagner-Stempel, as well as of having a DLG-recommended winery in the Weingut "Alte Schmiede".

Education

References
  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Alzey-Worms, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
  3. Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
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