Stadecken-Elsheim

Stadecken -Elsheim is a municipality in the district Mainz -Bingen, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Nieder-Olm.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 community partnerships

• 5.1 Viticulture
• 5.2 traffic

Geography

Stadecken -Elsheim lies just 15 km ( straight line ) southwest of the city of Mainz in the center of the wine region Rheinhessen both sides of the Selz.

The municipality is divided into the two districts Mundelsheim and Stadecken. The hamlet Mundelsheim includes the residential places Am Weiher Born and Windhäuserhof, the district Stadecken the residential places Peter Wiese and Wolfshof.

The neighboring municipalities are Jugenheim in the West, eating home in the Northeast, Nieder-Olm in the east (all also the municipality Nieder-Olm appropriate), Swabia 's home in North West ( Association of Gau -Algesheim ) and Saulheim ( Wörrstadt municipality in the Alzey - Worms) in the south.

History

Stadecken -Elsheim is a community which emerged from the previously independent municipalities Stadecken and Mundelsheim on June 7, 1969. The newly created double church should receive the art name " Sonnenberg ". This proposal was however rejected. In the first place of the double name today stands alone because of its size Stadecken.

Due to the independence of the former districts there is no common story of a community Stadecken -Elsheim. The histories of the two districts are first to be considered separately.

History Stadecken

The district Stadecken has its unusual for the region name from the Wasserburg Stadeck, which was first documented in 1276 as " Eckburg on the Strand ". The castle with the surrounding castle hamlet set for centuries an important center of administration and a sovereign domain operation with viticulture, which had great significance for the surrounding villages.

The powerful dynastic County Katzenelenbogen which also dominated Darmstadt, St. Goar and parts of the Taunus, it was possible to take in the 13th century in the Gau foot by 1289, as governors worldly protection of the monastery of St. Andres Cologne belonging three parish churches Hedesheim, Angel city, and Ockenheim took over. Count Eberhart established in 1291 to secure this area Stadeck the castle as a moated castle on the territory of Hedesheim. He soon moved on the inhabitants in the protection of his castle, and received in 1301 for his Burgweiler from the Roman-German King Albrecht I the city rights. Hedesheim, the old village of orphaned from the 7th century and is now only by the Stadecker corridor designation " In Altdorf " present. Although the Count of Kaltzenelnbogen efforts to increase the castle hamlet " Stadeck " could not be translated into action, his castle remained an important barrier against the further advance of the Electorate of Mainz and was an important base to secure his power base. In 1468, Count Phillip of Katzenelenbogen before the extinction of his race Stadeck his granddaughter Ottilie occasion of her marriage with the Margrave Christoph I of Baden as a dowry, so it should serve as a widow's residence of Margravine later.

1507 sold the Baden dynasty rule Stadeck to the Knights of quad Wickrathberg. However, this interim period lasted only until 1564. This year bought Wolfgang von Zweibrücken Office, Castle and village Stadeck for 32,000 guilders. The Counts Palatine were the now newly formed Office, which consisted of Stadeck, eating home and large estate in the hallway Mundelsheim, administered by bailiffs, who lived with the pastor, the teacher and four servants in the castle Stadeck. The Stadeck lock can be viewed in Zweibrücker time as a fortified district administrator and the tax office. The village had at that time about 350 inhabitants, who were bound together with the food Heimern to compulsory labor. The village community had at this time a self-governing under the mayor and the five council men. They formed the court Stadeck. In April 1632, the castle and the largest part of the village destroyed during fighting between the Spaniards and Sweden. In the great Palatinate Stadecken devastation suffered damage again. 1733 was the Office Stadeck ( Stadecken and Essenheim ) in Erbregulierung to Electoral Palatinate. It came to Oberamt Oppenheim. The sovereign officers found about this originating from Kreuznach officials pike family. In the French period 1797-1814 Stadecken belonged to the department of Thunder Mountain and the Canton Niederolm. The prefect of the department Jeanbon St. André had even 1802 a summer residence on the Mainzer Berg, the wind farm houses acquired. 1816 Office and village came to the Grand Duchy of Hesse. 1828 went the wind farm houses in the possession of Friedrich Theodor Langen.

Even in the era of National Socialism came Stadecken a special role. The local branch of the Nazi Party, which had been in 1929 launched the beginning of April through the wine merchant Moritz Cramer in the rural community Stadecken to life, put the central focal point for the spread of the party in the northern area of the Rheinhessen region dar. This went so far that has been considered, the place in Hitler Hausen rename. For this time also already Postcards with the inscription were "Greetings from Hitler Hausen ( still called currently Stadecken ) " made ​​. On the map you could see the district over which rises a provided with a swastika sun.

History Mundelsheim

Elsheim has a no less celebrated past. The beginnings go, like Hedesheim, the back " precursor complex" Stadeckens, until the time of the Franks. Elsheim was first documented in 1144 as " Ilgesheim ". Elsheim was unlike Stadecken centuries to the imperial free towns of the Ingelheimer reason. This was pledged the Count Palatine since 1375 and was finally left him in 1407 as Empire Pawn shaft, which he remained until the end of the 18th century. The Elsheimer citizens had as Thanks to their membership of the Reich the same rights and obligations as citizens of the free imperial cities. Also Mundelsheim had in the Thirty Years' War suffered great destruction, but persisted in the face of subsequent years of famine. Better times brought the economy in transition, the road network was expanded, which today heralds " column of honor ".

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Stadecken -Elsheim consists of 20 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Allocation of seats in the elected municipal council:

Community partnerships

Since 1980, maintains Stadecken -Elsheim contacts within Europe. This year was based on the French community Rupt -sur -Moselle in the southern Lorraine a municipal partnership. Ten years later partnership agreements with the two adjacent communities Wilbich and Ershausen were signed in Thuringia in the wake of German reunification. In 2000, the European relations with the small Italian town Bovolone which is 23 km south of Verona, extended. All of these partnerships are enjoying great support within the community. The contact person can be reached via the local authority.

Attractions

• Castle Stadeck
• Inch tower at the 11,000 - mill maids

See also: List of cultural monuments in Stadecken -Elsheim

Economy and infrastructure

Viniculture

Due to the high quality soil and the mild climate in the Rhine Valley wine growing here looks back on a long tradition. The community is therefore characterized by winegrowing and today with its vineyards Stadecker Spitzberg, Stadecker Lina, Elsheimer flower and Elsheimer Bockstein on Mainzer Berg one of the largest wine-growing villages of Rheinhessen. The typical variety is the Silvaner, but also Müller-Thurgau, Riesling, Portuguese and propagated various Burgundy varieties are cultivated on a large scale. Much of the developed here quality wines are marketed by the local winemakers themselves. Especially in the fall, the time of the grape harvest, featuring many ostrich farms to visit.

Traffic

The municipality is located five kilometers from the Federal Highway 63 at the intersection of state roads 413, 426 and 428 Stadecken -Elsheim lies in the area of the Rhein -Nahe - transport composite ( RNN) and is used by the buses of bus and coach transport Rhein-Nahe GmbH ( ORN) operated representing the public transport connection to the Rhine Hessian countryside and with Mainz, as well as connection to the Rhine - Main Transport Association ( RMV) produce.

Clubs

• The TSVgg 1848 Stadecken -Elsheim: football, professional gymnastics, volleyball, table tennis, aerobics and much more is offered here.
• The TC Green-White Stadecken -Elsheim: Includes the Tennis Club, which is equipped with 4 own quartz sand courts.
• The Elsheimer Carnival Society: make Supports singing, dancing, and faxing it to the " Foolish Season".

People

• Friedrich Axt (1870-1947), Member of the Parliament of the People's State of Hesse, born in Mundelsheim
• Friedrich Theodor Langen (1801-1882), lawyer and politician of the 19th century.
• Franz Staab (1942-2004), medievalist, professor at the University of Koblenz- Landau, lived until his death in Stadecken -Elsheim