Dexheim
Dexheim is a municipality in the district Mainz -Bingen, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Nierstein - Oppenheim, has its administrative headquarters in the town of Oppenheim.
Geographical location
The wine is between Mainz and Worms, Rheinhessen.
History
Dexheim 774 was first mentioned. A donation of the Frankish king Charlemagne man to the Lorsch Abbey was certified to a Good Dexheim belonged. As Reichsdorf Dexheim was rich immediately. The villages Dexheim, Schwabsburg and Nierstein formed a community that was managed by Niersteiner Knights Court. In 1375 Dexheim was bonded together with Schwabsburg and Nierstein to Elector Ruprecht I of the Palatinate. In order for these locations came under the rule of the Palatinate, and thus lost their kingdom freedom. As part of the Upper Office Oppenheim Dexheim was until the end of the 18th century part of the electorate. Then Dexheim belonged as part of the Département du Mont- Tonnerre France. After the turmoil of the Napoleonic wars Dexheim fell in 1816 to the Grand Duchy of Hesse.
Between 1953 and the end of 2009 entertained the U.S. armed forces near the Rhine-Hessian local community around a 75 -acre barracks site with residential, utility and administrative buildings. Although the area completely to Niersteiner district ( district: Schwabsburg ) found that the barracks was called the U.S. Army Anderson Barracks Dexheim.
Policy
Parish council
The council Dexheim consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The distribution of seats in the local council:
Culture and sights
Since 2000 there is the " Big Stone " on the " free space " in Dexheim. It is a menhir, probably served as a prehistoric cult stone and as a medieval landmark. The stone was previously at today's county road 44 On today's outdoor space was between 1830 and 1974, the old town hall. A plaque commemorates the building.
In Dexheim are a number of cultural monuments.