Einselthum

Einselthum is a municipality in the Thunder Mountain district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Göllheim.

  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 Regular events

Geography

The wine is above the Zeller Valley, north of the Palatinate Forest, between Kaiserslautern and Worms. To Einselthum includes the living space Wiesenmuhle.

History

The town was first mentioned in 731 in the Lorsch Codex documented. Until 1344 belonged to the parish church of St. Martin, as well as significant goods to the place of Abbey Neuweiler in Alsace. In that year bought the monastery Liebenau at Worms, from the said abbey, the right of patronage and tithes of the church Einselthumer, as a cloister located there and the so-called Stone House. The purchase was made from the assets of the Countess Palatine Irmengard brought to the monastery, after she had become a widow there sister.

Today's Catholic St. Martin's Church in the village was built in 1762 on the foundations of the medieval previous building; The choir still has a Gothic ground plan. Here is one of the oldest bells in the Palatinate has received, which dates to the 14th century from the.

Policy

Parish council

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

Allocation of seats in the local council:

Coat of arms

Blazon: Through an ascending -curved red lace split; right white and blue riveted, left in black and a golden lion, red gezungt and red edges, lace over a silver St. Andrew's cross is a golden six-pointed star.

Culture and sights

Structures

The oldest building of the church is the Stone House probably 600 to 700 years old. From the vaulted cellar once led an underground passage to the neighboring village of Zell.

Regular events

The Einselthumer wine Kerwe takes place every year on the third weekend in July. Another church fete - the annual church fete last of the Thunder Mountain district - will be held in Einselthum in November.

Economy and infrastructure

On 82 acres of the district area wine is grown.

Within a short distance are the A 63 in the West, the A 6 in the south and the A61 to the east.

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