Bermersheim
Encyclopedia
Bermersheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality
belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde
, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms
district in Rhineland-Palatinate
, Germany
. It is a winegrowing centre in the Rhenish Hesse wine region
.
, whose seat is in the like-named municipality
.
Bermersheim can be reached through the Gundersheim
interchange
on the A 61
, or by public transport from Worms
.
, in the northeast on the municipality of Westhofen
, in the south on the municipality of Gundheim
(all in the Verbandsgemeinde of Westhofen), in the southwest on the constituent community of Dalsheim in the municipality of Flörsheim-Dalsheim
(Verbandsgemeinde of Monsheim
), and in the northwest on the municipality of Ober-Flörsheim
(Verbandsgemeinde of Alzey-Land
).
The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:
might be described thus: Argent three ears of wheat in fess palewise vert surmounted at the nombril point by a prong hoe fesswise sable.
The Verbandsgemeinde’s website shows a slightly different coat of arms, with the prong hoe’s handle in a different tincture
, namely gules (red). This site does not contain any text about Bermersheim’s coat of arms.
ian remains from some ten million years ago have been found, in the prehistoric Rhine’s Deinotherium
Sands, whose name comes from this extinct proboscid’s
teeth and bone remnants, which are often yielded up by these deposits.
Municipalities of Germany
Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...
belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde is an administrative unit in the German Bundesländer of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt.-Rhineland-Palatinate:...
, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms
Alzey-Worms
Alzey-Worms is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by the district Groß-Gerau , the city of Worms and the districts of Bad Dürkheim, Donnersbergkreis, Bad Kreuznach and Mainz-Bingen.- History :...
district in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is a winegrowing centre in the Rhenish Hesse wine region
Rheinhessen (wine region)
Rheinhessen is the largest of 13 German wine regions for quality wines with under cultivation in 2008. Named for the traditional region of Rhenish Hesse, it lies on the left bank of the River Rhine between Worms and Bingen in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate...
.
Location
Bermersheim lies in Rhenish Hesse, in the west of the Verbandsgemeinde of WesthofenWesthofen (Verbandsgemeinde)
Westhofen is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Westhofen....
, whose seat is in the like-named municipality
Westhofen
Westhofen is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :...
.
Bermersheim can be reached through the Gundersheim
Gundersheim
Gundersheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :...
interchange
Interchange (road)
In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...
on the A 61
Bundesautobahn 61
is an autobahn in Germany that connects the border to the Netherlands near Venlo in the northwest to the interchange with A 6 near Hockenheim. In 1965, this required a re-design of the Hockenheimring....
, or by public transport from Worms
Worms, Germany
Worms is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine River. At the end of 2004, it had 85,829 inhabitants.Established by the Celts, who called it Borbetomagus, Worms today remains embattled with the cities Trier and Cologne over the title of "Oldest City in Germany." Worms is the only...
.
Neighbouring municipalities
Bermersheim borders in the north on the municipality of GundersheimGundersheim
Gundersheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :...
, in the northeast on the municipality of Westhofen
Westhofen
Westhofen is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :...
, in the south on the municipality of Gundheim
Gundheim
Gundheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :...
(all in the Verbandsgemeinde of Westhofen), in the southwest on the constituent community of Dalsheim in the municipality of Flörsheim-Dalsheim
Flörsheim-Dalsheim
Flörsheim-Dalsheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :...
(Verbandsgemeinde of Monsheim
Monsheim (Verbandsgemeinde)
Monsheim is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Monsheim....
), and in the northwest on the municipality of Ober-Flörsheim
Ober-Flörsheim
Ober-Flörsheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :...
(Verbandsgemeinde of Alzey-Land
Alzey-Land
Alzey-Land is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located around the town Alzey, which is the seat of Alzey-Land, but not part of the Verbandsgemeinde....
).
Municipal council
The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected at a municipal election held on 7 June 2009, with the honorary mayor as chairwoman.The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:
| SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... |
FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government... |
FWG Free Voters Free Voters is a German concept in which an association of persons participates in an election without having the status of a registered political party. Usually it is a locally organized group of voters in the form of a registered association . In most cases, Free Voters are active only at the... |
Total | |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 seats |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 seats |
Coat of arms
The municipality’s armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
might be described thus: Argent three ears of wheat in fess palewise vert surmounted at the nombril point by a prong hoe fesswise sable.
The Verbandsgemeinde’s website shows a slightly different coat of arms, with the prong hoe’s handle in a different tincture
Tincture (heraldry)
In heraldry, tinctures are the colours used to emblazon a coat of arms. These can be divided into several categories including light tinctures called metals, dark tinctures called colours, nonstandard colours called stains, furs, and "proper". A charge tinctured proper is coloured as it would be...
, namely gules (red). This site does not contain any text about Bermersheim’s coat of arms.
Natural monuments
Bermersheim is one of the places in Rhenish Hesse where mammalMammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
ian remains from some ten million years ago have been found, in the prehistoric Rhine’s Deinotherium
Deinotherium
Deinotherium , also called the Hoe tusker, was a large prehistoric relative of modern-day elephants that appeared in the Middle Miocene and continued until the Early Pleistocene. During that time it changed very little...
Sands, whose name comes from this extinct proboscid’s
Proboscidea
Proboscidea is a taxonomic order containing one living family, Elephantidae, and several extinct families. This order was first described by J. Illiger in 1881 and encompasses the trunked mammals...
teeth and bone remnants, which are often yielded up by these deposits.
Further reading
- Ernst Probst: Der Ur-Rhein. Rheinhessen vor zehn Millionen Jahren. GRIN, München 2009