Nieder-Hilbersheim

Nieder-Hilbersheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Nieder-Hilbersheim
Coat of arms
Location of Nieder-Hilbersheim within Mainz-Bingen district
Nieder-Hilbersheim Nieder-Hilbersheim
Coordinates: 49°54′47″N 8°02′30″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Mainz-Bingen
Municipal assoc.	Gau-Algesheim
Government
• Mayor	Franz Mersch
Area
• Total	4.59 km^2 (1.77 sq mi)
Elevation	244 m (801 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	660
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	55437
Dialling codes	06728
Vehicle registration	MZ
Website	www.nieder-hilbersheim.de

Geography

Location

The municipality lies southwest of Mainz in the Welzbach valley and is characterized by agriculture. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Gau-Algesheim, whose seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 933, Nieder-Hilbersheim had its first documentary mention in a document from the Seligenstadt Abbey.

In the endowment letter from the Disbodenberg Monastery in 1108, Nieder-Hilbersheim is mentioned for the first time as Hilbriedesheim

After 1300, the name Nieder-Hilbersheim first came up in documents.

In 1334 a church is mentioned for the first time, and is believed to have been consecrated to Saint Martin, which yielded today's coat of arms, which show Saint Martin cutting a piece of his cloak off for a beggar. At this point, the community belonged to the Electorate of the Palatinate Oberamt of Stromberg.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 12 council members, not counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:

	SPD	CDU	FWG	Total
2004	3	2	7	12 seats

(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)

Culture and sightseeing

Regular events

The Nieder-Hilbersheim kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the Kerb) is always held on the second weekend in September. A farmer's and craftsman's market is held each year on the third weekend in October.

Economy and infrastructure

Agriculture

Nieder-Hilbersheim grows grapes for both white and red wine, and also fruit and asparagus.

Transport

The municipality is crossed by Landesstraße (state road) 415. The A 60 and A 63 autobahns can be reached by car in 10 to 20 minutes.

Education

Nieder-Hilbersheim has a municipal kindergarten.

References

1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.

External links

• Municipality’s official webpage (in German)