Bermersheim vor der Höhe is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality found only in this state – 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

In 768, Bermersheim vor der Höhe had its first documentary mention on the occasion of an estate’s sale to Lorsch Abbey.

The epithet vor der Höhe (“before the heights”) has been borne since 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:

	SPD	FWG 1	FWG 2	Total
2009	2	5	1	8 seats

Mayors

• Volker Herberg (.... - 2004)
• Werner Wagner (2004 - present)

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

• In Bermersheim vor der Höhe is found Hildegard of Bingen’s baptismal church. She is sometimes known as “Saint”, although she has not been canonized.

Economy and infrastructure

• Winegrowing

Famous people

Sons and daughters of the town

• Hildegard of Bingen

References

1. Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat