Appenheim
{{Infobox German location
|image_photo =
|image_coa = DEU Appenheim COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|49|55|47|N|8|01|59|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Appenheim in MZ.svg
|state = Rheinland-Pfalz
|district = Mainz-Bingen
|Verbandsgemeinde = Gau-Algesheim
|elevation = 183
|area = 6.98
|postal_code = 55437
|area_code = 06725
|licence = MZ
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 3 39 001
|website = [http://www.appenheim.de/ www.appenheim.de]
|mayor = Georg Schacht[https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/3390000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen], Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
|leader_term = 2019–24
|party = SPD
}}
Appenheim 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 southwest of Mainz and is an agricultural community. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Gau-Algesheim, whose seat is in the like-named town. Through the municipal area flow both the rivers Welzbach and Wethbach.
History
In 882, Appenheim had its first documentary mention in the Prüm Abbey’s “Golden Book”.
Politics
= Municipal council =
= Town partnerships =
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Apfelstädt, Gotha district, Thuringia
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Marano di Valpolicella, Province of Verona, Veneto, Italy
Culture and sightseeing
= Regular events =
The Appenheim kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the Kerb) is always held in early June.
Economy and infrastructure
= Transport =
The municipality is crossed by Landesstraße (state road) 415. The Autobahnen A 60 and A 63 can be reached by car in ten to twenty minutes.
= Education =
There are a municipal kindergarten and a primary school, Grundschule Welzbachtal.
Curiosities
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The Appenheimer Hundertgulden vineyard on the slopes of the Westerberg is the vineyard with the highest carbonate content of all in Germany. From this come wines with a fruity sourness at high pH levels which are quite mineral-laden but nevertheless very salubrious.
Famous people
= Sons and daughters of the town =
- Johann Horn (d. 1800), Palatine-Bavarian sergeant, Knight of the Bavarian Medal of Bravery
- Johann Konrad Schiede (b. about 1760 in Kassel; d. 19 September 1826 in Appenheim), was a clergyman, a participant in the Late Age of Enlightenment and an author of cheap novels.
- Esther Knewitz, Rheinhessen Wine Queen 2001–2002, German Wine Princess 2003-2004
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Appenheim}}
- [http://www.appenheim.de Municipality’s official webpage] {{in lang|de}}
{{Cities and towns in Mainz-Bingen (district)}}
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Category:Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
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