Bermersheim vor der Höhe ( ) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location As a winegrowing centre, Bermersheim vor der Höhe lies in Germany's biggest winegrowing district, in the middle of Rhenish Hesse. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey.
History The earliest documentary evidence of the name of Bermersheim dates from the year 768, in connection with the sale of an estate to Lorsch Abbey.
The words vor der Höhe (meaning “before the Heights”) were added to the name with effect from 1 April 1971.
Politics
Municipal council The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by proportional representation at a municipal election held on 7 June 2009, with the honorary mayor as chairman.
The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat SPD FWG 1 FWG 2 Total 2009 2 5 1 8 seats
Mayors Volker Herberg (.... - 2004) Werner Wagner (2004–2014) Ute Fillinger (since 2014
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings Hildegard of Bingen’s baptismal church is located in Bermersheim vor der Höhe.
Economy and infrastructure Winegrowing
Notable people
Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179), abbess, writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, visionary and polymath
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