Offstein
{{Infobox German location
|image_coa = Wappen Offstein.png
|coordinates = {{coord|49|36|22|N|8|14|17|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Offstein in AZ.svg
|state = Rheinland-Pfalz
|district = Alzey-Worms
|Verbandsgemeinde = Monsheim
|elevation = 118
|area = 5.64
|postal_code = 67591
|area_code = 06243
|licence = AZ
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 3 31 054
|website = [http://www.offstein.de/ www.offstein.de]
|mayor = Andreas Böll[https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/3310000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Alzey-Worms], Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
|leader_term = 2019–24
|party = SPD
}}
Offstein in the Wonnegau is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Monsheim, whose seat is in the like-named municipality. Geographically speaking, Offstein is located in the western area of the Rhine Rift Valley. The Eisbach, a small tributary situated west of the Rhine, runs through the southern part of the municipality. In terms of the type of settlement, Offstein is a clustered village. The lee of the surrounding low mountain ranges encourages its mild and arid climate. The fertile loess layers in this region render possible a productive agrarian economy.
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:[http://wahlen.rlp.de/kw/wahlen/2009/gemeinderatswahlen/ergebnisse/3310305400.html Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat]
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| | SPD | GfO | FWG | Total |
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| 2009 | 7 | - | 9 | 16 seats |
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| 2004 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 seats |
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| 1999 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 seats |
= Mayors =
- 1975–1994 Otto Bergner (SPD)
- 1994–2018: Robert Kuhn (independent)
- 2019–present: Andreas Böll (SPD)
Economy and infrastructure
Famous people
= Sons and daughters of the town =
- Ernst Walter Görisch, Landrat of Alzey-Worms district.
References
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External links
- [http://www.offstein.de/ Municipality’s official webpage] {{in lang|de}}
- [http://www.vg-monsheim.de Verbandsgemeinde of Monsheim] {{in lang|de}}
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