Zeiskam

Zeiskam is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Bell home.

4.1 municipal
4.2 Coat of Arms
4.3 community partnerships

5.1 Attractions
5.2 Art
5.3 Culture
5.4 Regular events
5.5 The onion Highnesses

6.1 Economics
6.2 traffic

7.1 freeman
7.2 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical location

The place is located in the Vorderpfalz between Germersheim and Landau in the Palatinate.

Waters

In the south of the municipality ( Zeiskamer mill) runs the lower reaches of the Queich that opens in Germersheim in the Rhine. In addition, flow through Zeiskam the fox creek, a derivative of the Queich around which a legend Zeiskamer climbs and the coming of the Haardt Hainbach.

History

The town was first mentioned in 774 in the Lorsch codex. Headquarters of the " nobles of Zeiskam " 960-1604 whose last representative Christof Wilhelm said. In the vicinity of Zeiskam was the Order of St. John Commandery Heimbach. It was destroyed during the Palatinate War Bauer 1525. In 2000 Zeiskam national winner in the competition was Our village is beautiful.

Religions

2012 were 42.8 percent of the population Protestant and 35 percent Catholic. The other belonged to a different religion or no religious affiliation were.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Zeiskam 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:

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: " Argent, two diagonally crossed natural onions with green tubes, bewinkelt top of a floating black capital letters Z, down from a village character in the form of a Greek cross with a golden excessive blue disk ".

It goes back to a seal from 1571.

Community partnerships

Since 2001, a partnership with Rocca Strada in Tuscany, Italy
In January 2008, the municipal council of Zeiskam has decided to enter into an additional partnership with Monts in France. The solemn Besieglung this partnership took place on 11 October 2008.

Culture and sights

Attractions

Town Hall (built in 1833, two-story, neoclassical )
Catholic Church of St. Bartholomew ( 1754 /55 in two Baroque altars and a rococo pulpit ( 1838-1844 ) )
Evangelical Church (built in 1838/1844, built in neo-Romanesque, designed by Voit, valuable organ )
Beer cellar ( built in 1842, a historical vaulted cellar for the storage of natural ice, which was used for cooling beer )
Birthplace of Napoleon's Generals Jacob François Marulaz (1769-1842) in the Kronstraße 26
Gothic pointed arch, monument at the site of the former monastery church of the Commandery Heimbach (since spring 2011)

Art

The artist Guest House Gawrisch supported in the main road 14 and preferably promotes Eastern European artists. The scholarship requires a sound academic education completed.

Culture

In Zeiskam there are some well-known far beyond the region, culturally active clubs, including the first trombone choir club in Germany was founded here.

Regular events

Society Ball ( first Saturday in January, Organizer: Liederkranz choirs )
Society Ball ( 4th Saturday in January, Organizer: GV cheerfulness )
Carnival ball (organizer: TB Jahn Zeiskam )
Easter Tournament - Judo Tournament age group U11 and U14 (2 weeks before Easter, organizer: 1 Budoclub Zeiskam )
Football - week tournament (organized by TB Jahn Zeiskam )
Pfingstturnier with jumping and driving ( Organizer: Riding and Driving Club )
Fisherman's Festival (organized by AV Petri Heil)
Wine and Music Festival (last weekend in June, organized by Cäcilienverein )
Zwewwelfescht (1st weekend of August, organized by GV cheerfulness )
Kirwe ( Last weekend in August, Organiser: Municipality Zeiskam )
Kirwelauf ( Kirwemontag, organizer: 1 Budoclub Zeiskam )
Wine and wine festival ( Last weekend in September, organized by Liederkranz choirs )

The onion Highnesses

For the first time in 1999, the 1225 - year celebration, an onion queen was chosen with Miriam I.. Since then, a new sovereign is crowned in one-to two -year cycle for Kirweauftakt. The Highnesses represent Zeiskam nationwide at fairs, parades and even Europe in the partner municipalities. Since 2006 the onion queen is supported by an onion princess at her side, so that together they can perceive the now very numerous appointments better.

The jurisdictions:

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

Zeiskam is known for its vegetable production. It is traditionally much especially the cultivation of onions. The agricultural cooperative " Pfalzmarkt " based in Mother City has a branch in Zeiskam. The share of agriculture in employment is declining, but there are large farms with a total of 499 ha of agricultural land, contributing still to rural character.

In the south of the village is situated the industrial area " in the Sauheide " in which several companies have settled, including various transport and building materials company, a beverage wholesale, including

Traffic

North of the village runs the federal highway 272 which leads from Landau (A 65 ) to Schwegenheim (B 9).

Zeiskam was formerly connected with the railway line Germersheim -Landau to the rail network. The route, however, was shut down. Since 2006 it is used by tourists for the trolley traffic.

Personalities

Freeman

Zeiskam gave three people the honorary citizenship.

Roland Humbert ( b. 1942 ), mayor from 1989 to 2009
Johann Vogel (1865-1935), senior teacher
Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934), President of the Reich

Sons and daughters of the town

Jacob François Marulaz (1769-1842), cavalry general and war hero under Napoleon I.
Friedrich courts (1856-1940), politician
Joseph Brown (1889-1955), politician ( CDU), Mayor of Mannheim, Member of Parliament
Otto Herzog (1900-1945), politician ( NSDAP)
Klaus sense ( * 1936), German football player and coach (SV Waldhof Mannheim)
Ursula " Uschi " Eid (* 1949), politician Alliance 90/The Greens
Stefan Mees (* 1969), German football player (Karlsruher SC)

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