Vollmersweiler
Encyclopedia
Vollmersweiler is a municipality in the district of Germersheim
, in Rhineland-Palatinate
, Germany
.
and Landau
. Since 1972 the community has belonged to the Kandel municipal association, whose administrative headquarters is in the town of Kandel
.
with the town of Niederotterbach
on the west.
) has been Mayor of since 1991.
of the arms is: In red a slanting silver plowblade.
It was approved in 1931 by the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior and goes back to a common judicial seal of and Niederotterbach from the year 1581.
Germersheim (district)
Germersheim is a district in the south-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Südliche Weinstraße, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, the district Karlsruhe as well as the district-free city of Karlsruhe, and the French département Bas-Rhin.-History:Most of the region was part of the...
, 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...
.
Location
The village is located in the southern Palatinate between KarlsruheKarlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
and Landau
Landau
Landau or Landau in der Pfalz is an autonomous city surrounded by the Südliche Weinstraße district of southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a university town , a long-standing cultural centre, and a market and shopping town, surrounded by vineyards and wine-growing villages of the...
. Since 1972 the community has belonged to the Kandel municipal association, whose administrative headquarters is in the town of Kandel
Kandel
Kandel is a town in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated near the border with France, approx. 18 km north-west of Karlsruhe, and 15 km south-east of Landau....
.
History
Vollmersweiler once belonged to the lords of Guttenberg castle. For a time in the 18th Century it shared a SchultheißSchultheiß
In medieval Germany, the Schultheiß was the head of a municipality , a Vogt or an executive official of the ruler.As official it was...
with the town of Niederotterbach
Niederotterbach
Niederotterbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....
on the west.
Religion
In 2007, 50% of the population was Protestant and 24.8% Catholic. The remainder belonged to a different religion or none.Government
The council consists of seven council members, including the Mayor. It was elected in municipal elections on June 13, 2004. Elvira Oberle (SPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
) has been Mayor of since 1991.
Coat of arms
The blazonBlazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image...
of the arms is: In red a slanting silver plowblade.
It was approved in 1931 by the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior and goes back to a common judicial seal of and Niederotterbach from the year 1581.