Gerolsheim

Gerolsheim is a municipality in the Rhineland-Palatinate district of Bad Durkheim, located in the northwest of the European Metropolitan Region Rhine -Neckar. It belongs to the municipality green town and country.

• 4.1 freeman

History

In the year 915 Gerolsheim was first mentioned in documents as Geroltesheimero.

Until 1969, the village belonged to the ( extinct ) District Frankenthal. In 1972, the assignment to the newly created municipality green town and country.

The hazardous waste landfill Gerolsheim was closed after decades of efforts of the residents in 2003.

Religion

In 2007, 41.2 percent of the population Protestant and 29.5 percent Catholic. The other belonged to a different religion or no religious affiliation were.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Gerolsheim consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Allocation of seats in the local council:

Mayor

For mayor election on 7 June 2009 1421 citizens were eligible to vote, of which 919 appeared to vote. Mayor Erich Weyer ( FWG ) was confirmed with 713 votes ( 79.7 %) in his office. Volker Rossel (SPD ) received a total of 182 votes with 20.3%.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: " In a red three -pronged fish spear silver iron, down both sides of each with a golden rose with blue slug beseitet ".

It was approved in 1926 by the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior and goes back to a seal of 1541st The trident is the patron saint St. Leger.

Personalities

Freeman

• October 23, 2004: Adolf book, 40 years local politicians, including nearly 25 years as mayor
• 23 October 2004: Ilse book (wife of Adolf book ), 40 years social and club work