Rommersheim (Wörrstadt)

Rommersheim is a Stadtteil (quarter) of the town Wörrstadt in Rheinhessen in the German state Rheinland-Pfalz. It lies in a valley south-west of Wörrstadt.

For the German village Rommersheim in the Eifel, see Rommersheim.
Rommersheim
Stadtteil of Wörrstadt
Coat of arms
Location of Rommersheim
Rommersheim
Rommersheim
Coordinates: 49°49′23″N 8°05′24″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAlzey-Worms
TownWörrstadt
Area
 • Total5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Population
 • Total732
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55286
Dialling codes06732
Vehicle registrationAZ

History

Originally, Rommersheim was called Eichloch. Eichloch is documented the first time 824. January 15, 1931 the village Eichloch has been renamed Rommersheim, after a supposed abandoned nearby village.[1][2] November 7, 1970 Rommersheim with then 432 inhabitants became a suburb of Wörrstadt.[3]

Culture and places of interest

The Nachrichtliches Verzeichnis der Kulturdenkmäler Rheinland-Pfalz für den Landkreis Alzey-Worms of Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe list in particular the following heritage sites in Rommersheim [4]

Buildings
  • Am Rathaus 4: Protestant Church (Rommersheim), built between 1733 and 1751
  • Am Rathaus 2: former town hall, around 1600, modifications 18th century
  • Hauptstraße 11: Hakenhof; baroque studwork building, around 1700
  • Hauptstraße 23: baroque half-timbered building, 18th century
  • Mittelgasse 1: half-timbered house, 1584, with half-timbered barn of 1664

Places of interest outside the village
  • "Eichlocher Feldkreuz", Auf dem Somborn (township): late gothic; three border stones, 1613
  • former Jewish cemetery (heritage site): nine grave stones, 1868 to 1909

Infrastructure

Public facilities

The Neubornschwimmbad is an open air public swimming pool, located between Rommersheim and Wörrstadt.

References
  1. Zur Geschichte von Rommersheim (Rummersheim), früher Eichloch
  2. Hierzuland (SWR) of May 16, 2009
  3. Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis 2006 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, page 202 (PDF; 2,6 MB)
  4. Nachrichtliches Verzeichnis der Kulturdenkmäler Rheinland-Pfalz für den Landkreis Alzey-Worms als PDF-Datei, S. 41 f.
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