Frettenheim

Frettenheim is a municipality in the district Alzey- Worms in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Westhofen.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Mayor
• 3.3 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 Structures

• 5.1 traffic

Geography

Neighboring communities

• Dittelsheim- Heßloch
• Dorn Durkheim
• Gau- Home
• Hille Home

History

Frettenheim was first mentioned in 767 in the Lorsch Codex. At that time it was still called fries home because of the founders, who established his court there, Frido said. It was not until 1402 Frettenheim received its present name.

1575 was Frettenheim part of the Palatinate, from 1755 were the Barons of Heddersdorf tithe gentlemen.

During the First Coalition War French revolutionary troops had occupied in 1794, the left bank of the Rhine. 1798 to 1814 belonged to the canton Frettenheim Bechtheim in the department of Thunder Mountain. Because of the Congress of Vienna (1815 ) agreements, the region and thus Frettenheim came in 1816 for [ [ province Rheinhessen in the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Self was Frettenheim 1868.

In 1772, the population was 90 persons.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Frettenheim consists of eight 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 Bernd Weber ( FWG ) inauguration September 25, 2006

• Heinz Martin ( SPD), to 2006

• Wendelin Mathias Kiefer, the first bishop, 1868

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows in the upper part of the shield Kurpfälzische lions and below the Bavarian diamonds in white- blue.

Culture and sights

Structures

The small community has two Baroque churches and a village hall, which was used until 1967 as a school, serving since 1981, its current usage.

• The Tithe Barn dates from the 18th century.
• The Catholic St. George's Church was built in 1749. The altar is from the electoral chapel at Mainz.
• The Protestant church was built in 1755.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Frettenheim

Economy and infrastructure

The town in 2006 was seven full -time farmers.

Traffic

Through the community led since 1897, the former railway line Osthofen ( for connections to Worms) - Gau- home ( there connection to Amiche ); this is no longer in operation since the mid- 1980s.