Wackernheim

Wackernheim is a municipality in the district Mainz -Bingen, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Heidenheim am Rhein.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms
• 3.3 community partnerships

• 4.1 Cultural Monuments
• 4.2 associations

• 5.1 traffic

Geography

Geographical location

The community is located west of Mainz, in a tributary of the Rhine between the nature reserves Rabenkopf, Layenhof and Mainzer Berg. To Wackernheim includes the dwelling-place " house cousin ".

History

Wackernheim was probably already in the earliest times to 500 BC His first documentary mention dates of June 17, 754, in which the donation of a vineyard to the monastery of Fulda was reported, as a Vuacharenheim.

More name labels that bear witness to the history Wacker home, are Vuacharenberg defenders home. Since the year 1200 the name Wackernheim can be found in its present spelling on all documents and signatures. Wacker home importance in the Middle Ages was not low. Of the water lines of Karl sources around the Wacker Heimer Tales and three sarcophagi bear witness (a kind of grave tubes). Also, they found old Roman wall coatings, ironed passages and hallways, as well as carved stone tablets and old building remains.

Wackernheim had only been about 900 for a basic Ingelheim belonging Reichsdorf.

Residents Wacker 's home run has always been a productive agriculture and a good fruit-growing, the best in yield for fruit trade. Since about 1950, also trade has settled in Wackernheim. Wackernheim has remained until the present time primarily residential community and currently has about 2709 inhabitants.

In 2004 Wackernheim celebrated its 1250 anniversary.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Wackernheim consists of 20 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman location.

The distribution of seats in the local council:

Coat of arms

Wackernheim was an empire village for about 900. It got a coat of arms of the Imperial eagle in golden field, which is the local coat of arms today.

Community partnerships

Partnerships with the community Daix ( Côte- d'Or ) in Burgundy, as well as with Roncà from northern Italy.

Culture and sights

The church " Our Lady of Sorrows " was completed in 1733. Allows you had to build a wealthy member of the family of patience Jungenfeld who had the Catholic parish donated the land in 1729 earmarked to build a church there.

Catholic parish Church

Cultural monuments

• See list of cultural monuments in Wackernheim

Clubs

• The largest sports club in the community is the gymnastics and sports club in 1862 Wackernheim eV. He has over 800 members in the departments soccer, gymnastics, table tennis, taekwondo and amateur sports. The club hall of the TSV is also used for other cultural events.
• A second big club is the Carnival Club Wackernheim, which was founded in 1949.
• The MGV 1888 Wackernheim is an integral part of the cultural life of the community. The traditional Mixed Choir rests with the end of 2006, the choir " Haste tones ?" thrilled with well-known rock and Popstücken and falls through innovative events during the Wacker Heimer notch and Others on. Choir director is Matthias Heucher. Since mid- 2006, the children's choir is " Haste Tönchen ?" currently headed by Johanna Rosskopp.

Economy and infrastructure

Wacker home economy is dominated by fruit and wine growing. Further still, the McCully Barracks of the U.S. Armed Forces in Wackernheim.

Traffic

Wackernheim located near the federal highway 60, accessible via the exits Heidenheim, Ingelheim East and Mainz- Finthen. There were connections to the DB - transport system in Heidenheim. In addition, the bus line 58 of Mainz transport company from Wacker Heimer Rathausplatz over Mainz -Finthen and the University in 22 minutes to the nearest long-distance railway station in Mainz.