Eimsheim

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

Geography

Eimsheim located in Rheinhessen. The area of ​​the wine-growing town is about 451 ha, of which about 100 acres of vineyards.

History

Archaeological finds from the Bronze Age suggest a settlement that dates back to 1000 in about BC to 1800 BC. The continuous remains of a column capital from a temple of Jupiter in Roman times.

Around 500 the Franks settle, the place name " Uminisheim " goes to the clan elders " Umin " back. First mentioned in writing of the place is in Wormsgau in a deed of 762, Egilolf transferred in a vineyard in the " Huminsheimer Marca " to the Lorsch Abbey.

At the beginning of the 11th century Eimsheim belonged to the diocese of Worms, which later ceded it to the Cistercian monastery " Weidas " at Dautenheim. 1485 half of the village to the Elector Palatine Philip was handed over to " the noble ," the other half of the village was not made until 1551 under Philip's son Frederick " the Wise" of the Palatinate.

1780 the new Catholic church was completed. A little later Eimsheim fell under French administration, also Eimsheimer citizens took part in the Napoleonic campaigns. In memory of this time was in 1852 a so-called Napoleon Stone as veterans monument in the old cemetery.

In a period of intense construction activity 1890-1906 among others, the Old School, the New School, the town hall and the Protestant church emerged. The population was at that time about 600

In 1982 Eimsheim won the first prize in the competition "Our village is beautiful ."

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Eimsheim consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Mayor

• Hans -Joachim Eller (SPD )

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows in black over blue split shields above a growing, rotbewehrten and crowned, golden lion, down a golden fountain basin with silver sparkling water. Behind it is a left overhead, golden crosier.

The coat of arms justification is based on the following considerations: Eimsheim belonged since 1565 to the Napoleonic period to Electoral Palatinate, therefore in the upper half of the coat of arms kurpfälzische lion. The Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Pirmin. This saint appears, therefore, in the 1546 detectable court seal of Eimsheim.

A second court seal with the same coat of arms dates from 1769. Holy in full figure appears on both seals as a bishop with miter and with a crook in his hand. In addition to the saints we see on the ground a little fountain basin with a water bubble. This motif recalls that St. Pirmin with his crosier, a source let bubble up, according to legend, whose water is said to have eyes and rheumatism sufferers healed. This should be done on the island of Reichenau in Lake Constance - in addition to the expulsion of poisonous snakes - on which he indeed founded the famous monastery. The 753 in Hornbach at Zweibrücken - his last place of activity - deceased saint was one of the great missionaries in West Germany, in the Middle Rhine area, he rarely appears as a patron. That he, this is for a church in Eimsheim be explained by the former belonging to the place Palatinate, where he frequently makes its appearance. By the way, has always been gushing into Eimsheim sources on slopes and in many courts. Until 1906 also served ten local private wells the population with water.

Culture and sights

• Catholic parish church in Eimsheim: Interior orientation high altar from 1660/1680, Marie altar in 1723, Anthony Altar 1672 Here is a brief description of the interior. Altar with image of St. Augustine and a portrait of Saint Teresa of Avila. Marie altar from the Baroque, with Madonna figure with baby Jesus and image of St. Stephen. Antonius altar from 1672 - style between Renaissance and early Baroque with portrait of Saint Anthony and Saint Jodokus. Image of the organ loft - Lamentation of Christ in the 18th century. Madonna tower from the 19th century.

Economy and infrastructure

• United wineries Cancer Grode