Dolgesheim

Dolgesheim is a municipality in the district Mainz -Bingen, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Guntersblum.

• 4.1 Structures

Geography

The municipality is situated on the Dolgesheim Gaustraße (State Road 425 ) in the middle between Mainz and Worms. Another connection is provided by the Federal Highway 9 from Oppenheim Dienheim, Uelversheim and Weinolsheim or by Gunter Blum Eimsheim. From the A61 exit Alzey about Gau- home and Hille home. Geographically highest point is 211 m above sea Kreuzberg. NN.

History

The place " Dulgisheim " was mentioned in 769, was first documented in a donation to the monastery of Lorsch. Back then poured Theo and Unsetz the monastery Lorsch two acres of farmland " in pago Wormat in Dulgisheimer Mark ".

By the end of the 18th century Dolgesheim reichsritterschaftlicher was owned by the Counts of Leiningen. During the so-called French occupation of the city was the seat of a canton in the Mairie Oppenheim, who was part of the department of Thunder Mountain. To Mairie Dolgesheim also included Eimsheim and winter home. Because of the 1815 taken at the Congress of Vienna agreements concluded between 1816 and Hesse, Prussia and Austria State Treaty, the region, and thus the community Dolgesheim came to the Grand Duchy of Hesse and assigned by this province Rheinhessen. After the dissolution of Rhinehessen cantons the place came in 1835 to the newly built district of Mainz, 1852 Circle Oppenheim.

Between 1825 and 1931 the construction of the Gaustraße between Mainz and Worms brought good connections to the cities of Rheinhessen. Dolgesheim was therefore also connected to the water early (1907 ) and power supply (1913).

The development of the population of Dolgesheim, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Dolgesheim consists of twelve 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:

Mayor

• Mayor is Michael Schreiber (SPD )

Coat of arms

Blazon: " In the divided plate, top in blue with a silver eagle with scepter and the oath rod, down in gold, a blue plow ".

The eagle, the former belonging to the County of Dolgesheim Leiningen Represents the scepter symbolizes the purity of the church. The oath rod symbolizes the community to duty and loyalty. The plow is the ancient tillage, the attachment to agriculture. The coat of arms was approved by the Ministry of the Interior of Rhineland -Palatinate in 1967.

Culture and sights

Structures

• The church is the oldest building in the town. The foundation walls date back to the 13th century. After its renovation it is a jewel among the Protestant churches in Rheinhessen.
• Located in the village, in the Gaustraße, stands the Town Hall was built in 1594.
• On the Kreuzberg a field cross was erected in recent times.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Dolgesheim