Vollmersweiler
Vollmersweiler is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs since 1972 to the municipality Kandel.
- 4.1 municipal
- 4.2 Mayor
- 4.3 Coat of Arms
- 5.1 Structures
- 5.2 Regular events
Geography
Geographical location
The place is located in the southern Palatinate between Karlsruhe and Landau in the Palatinate. Neighboring municipalities are - clockwise - Dierbach, Freckenfeld, Wörth am Rhein (local district Schaidt ) Niederotterbach and Steinfeld.
History
Vollmersweiler belonged to the late 18th century to the reign Guttenberg. At times it was divided in the 18th century the mayor with the westerly village Niederotterbach.
Religion
2012 were 47.1 percent of the population Protestant and 23.8 percent Catholic. The other belonged to a different religion or no religious affiliation were.
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Vollmersweiler consists of six council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman location.
Mayor
Sibylle Rauch -Toussaint (SPD ) since 2009, local Mayor of Vollmersweiler. Its predecessor Elvira Oberle (SPD ) from 1991 to 2009 at the office.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the arms is: " In red an inclined plow blade silver ".
It was approved in 1931 by the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior and goes back to a common court seal of Vollmersweiler and Niederotterbach from 1581.
Culture and sights
Structures
See: List of cultural monuments in Vollmersweiler
Regular events
In the first place, the annual church fete is on the third Sunday in September, which goes each over three days. The end of June / beginning of July, the Fountain Festival held in the town square.
Traffic
Vollmersweiler is connected via the bus line 547, which connects the stations Kandel and Bad Bergzabern each other to the public transport network.