Kettenheim
Encyclopedia
Kettenheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality
belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde
, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms
district in Rhineland-Palatinate
, Germany
.
, whose seat is in Alzey
.
. The family Dieter von Kiedenheim was enfeoffed with great holdings by Ruprecht III
. Northeast of Kettenheim lay the village of Egersheim or Ergisheim which later vanished, most likely shortly after the Thirty Years' War
.
at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
might be described thus: Argent diapered on a pale azure a chain sable.
Both the external links for Kettenheim, however, show a different coat of arms, this one with the diapering
missing from the field and with the chain arranged in a horseshoe shape over the field, centred on the pale, instead of running lengthwise along it. No explanation of the municipality’s arms is given at either site. Nevertheless, Ketten means “chains” in German
.
and oriel
windows built onto a single hall.
The Hessensteiger Mühle is made of two properties, both former watermills.
Hessensteiger Mühle I: Proof of this mill’s existence can be found through entries of christenings, births and so on in the church books since at least 1570, before which it likely belonged to Weidas Monastery in Dautenheim (now an outlying centre of Alzey
), thereby meaning that it could indeed be much older.
Hessensteiger Mühle II: Proof of this mill’s existence goes back to 1840 in a fire survey in the Town of Alzey archives.
The mills stand at the municipal limits with Alzey-Dautenheim underneath the Dautenheim Autobahn valley viaduct.
Municipalities of Germany
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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
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Location
The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Alzey-LandAlzey-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....
, whose seat is in Alzey
Alzey
Alzey is a Verband-free town – one belonging to no Verbandsgemeinde – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the fourth-largest town in Rhenish Hesse, after Mainz, Worms, and Bingen....
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History
Earlier known as Kiedenheim, the village lay in the lower Nahegau (a county) and for a great length of time was subservient to the castle at AlzeyAlzey
Alzey is a Verband-free town – one belonging to no Verbandsgemeinde – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the fourth-largest town in Rhenish Hesse, after Mainz, Worms, and Bingen....
. The family Dieter von Kiedenheim was enfeoffed with great holdings by Ruprecht III
Rupert of Germany
Rupert of Germany from the House of Wittelsbach was Elector Palatine from 1398 and German King from 1400 until his death...
. Northeast of Kettenheim lay the village of Egersheim or Ergisheim which later vanished, most likely shortly after the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
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Town council
The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by majority votePlurality voting system
The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member constituencies...
at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
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 diapered on a pale azure a chain sable.
Both the external links for Kettenheim, however, show a different coat of arms, this one with the diapering
Diapering
Diaper is any of a wide range of decorative patterns used in a variety of works of art, such as stained glass, heraldic shields, architecture, silverwork etc. Its chief use is in the enlivening of plain surfaces.-Etymology:...
missing from the field and with the chain arranged in a horseshoe shape over the field, centred on the pale, instead of running lengthwise along it. No explanation of the municipality’s arms is given at either site. Nevertheless, Ketten means “chains” in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
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Buildings
The town hall is from 1686 and has richly carved timber framingTimber framing
Timber framing , or half-timbering, also called in North America "post-and-beam" construction, is the method of creating structures using heavy squared off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs . It is commonplace in large barns...
and oriel
Oriel
An oriel window is a type of bay window which projects from a wall.Oriel may also refer to:Places in the United Kingdom:*Oriel College, Oxford*Oriel Street, Oxford*Oriel Square, Oxford*Oriel Chambers, LiverpoolPlaces in Ireland:...
windows built onto a single hall.
The Hessensteiger Mühle is made of two properties, both former watermills.
Hessensteiger Mühle I: Proof of this mill’s existence can be found through entries of christenings, births and so on in the church books since at least 1570, before which it likely belonged to Weidas Monastery in Dautenheim (now an outlying centre of Alzey
Alzey
Alzey is a Verband-free town – one belonging to no Verbandsgemeinde – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the fourth-largest town in Rhenish Hesse, after Mainz, Worms, and Bingen....
), thereby meaning that it could indeed be much older.
Hessensteiger Mühle II: Proof of this mill’s existence goes back to 1840 in a fire survey in the Town of Alzey archives.
The mills stand at the municipal limits with Alzey-Dautenheim underneath the Dautenheim Autobahn valley viaduct.