Offstein

Offstein
Municipality
Coat of arms of Offstein
Coat of arms
Location of Offstein within Alzey-Worms district
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Offstein is located in Germany
Offstein
Offstein
Offstein is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Offstein
Offstein
Coordinates: 49°36′22″N 8°14′17″E / 49.60611°N 8.23806°E / 49.60611; 8.23806
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAlzey-Worms
Municipal assoc.Monsheim
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Andreas Böll[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
5.64 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Elevation
118 m (387 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,866
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67591
Dialling codes06243
Vehicle registrationAZ
Websitewww.offstein.de
Former Offstein railway station with disused tracks

Offstein in the Wonnegau is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Monsheim, whose seat is in the like-named municipality. Geographically speaking, Offstein is located in the western area of the Rhine Rift Valley. The Eisbach, a small tributary situated west of the Rhine, runs through the southern part of the municipality. In terms of the type of settlement, Offstein is a clustered village. The lee of the surrounding low mountain ranges encourages its mild and arid climate. The fertile loess layers in this region render possible a productive agrarian economy.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[3]

SPD GfO FWG Total
2009 7 - 9 16 seats
2004 6 6 4 16 seats
1999 6 7 3 16 seats

Mayors

  • 1975–1994 Otto Bergner (SPD)
  • 1994–2018: Robert Kuhn (independent)
  • 2019–present: Andreas Böll (SPD)

Economy and infrastructure

In the neighbouring hamlet of Neuoffstein, which belongs to Obrigheim, is found the Südzucker-Werk Offstein, a sugar factory and Offstein's most important employer.

Famous people

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Ernst Walter Görisch, Landrat of Alzey-Worms district.

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Alzey-Worms, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat


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