Summary
Klein-Winternheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Klein-Winternheim | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Klein-Winternheim within Mainz-Bingen district  | |
  Klein-Winternheim  Klein-Winternheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°56′17″N 8°12′42″E / 49.93806°N 8.21167°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Nieder-Olm |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Ute Granold[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.51 km2 (2.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,746 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55270 |
| Dialling codes | 06136 |
| Vehicle registration | MZ |
| Website | www.klein-winternheim.de |
Geography edit
Location edit
Klein-Winternheim lies seven kilometres south of Mainz in Rhenish Hesse. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Nieder-Olm, whose seat is in the like-named town.
History edit
In the oldest Mainz Cathedral obituary from about 1100, the name Winterheim crops up for the first time.
Politics edit
Municipal council edit
The council is made up of 20 council members, plus the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
| CDU | SPD | FWG | GAL | FDP | Total | |
| 2004 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 seats |
(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)
Twin towns edit
Coat of arms edit
The municipality's arms might be described thus: Gules a saltire couped Or, in base a wheel spoked of six argent; Wheel of Mainz.
Economy and infrastructure edit
The municipality's economy was long dominated by winegrowing and fruit growing. Since the state capital is nearby, however, many commercial businesses have also been drawn to the municipal area. For example, a car's technical condition can be certified by the Gesellschaft für Technische Überwachung (“Company for Technical Inspection”, which is officially recognized in Germany as a certification body).
A tapping service is offered and for winemakers there is a big speciality shop for winery demands with unique expertise (more than 50 years) in sulphur dioxide handling. As the only German dealer in this field, the shop's stock runs the gamut of products from containers, accessories and duct components to volumetric metering systems.
Transport edit
- The municipality lies right near the Autobahn A 63 with its Klein-Winternheim (3) interchange.
- The Deutsche Bahn railway station Klein Winternheim-Ober Olm is in the community (Alzey–Mainz line).
References edit
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.