Allenfeld
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Allenfeld | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Allenfeld within Bad Kreuznach district  | |
  Allenfeld  Allenfeld | |
| Coordinates: 49°52′2″N 7°40′5″E / 49.86722°N 7.66806°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Bad Kreuznach |
| Municipal assoc. | Rüdesheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Florian Keller[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.98 km2 (1.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 203 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55595 |
| Dialling codes | 06756 |
| Vehicle registration | KH |
Allenfeld is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rüdesheim, whose seat is in the municipality of Rüdesheim an der Nahe.
Location
History
The village’s name first cropped up in 1438 as Aldenfeld in the Sponheim taxation book. Beginning no later than the 12th century, Allenfeld belonged to the County of Sponheim and in the 13th century was grouped into the newly formed administrative entity called the Amt of Winterburg, which as of 1416 belonged to the so-called “Hinder” County of Sponheim-Starkenburg.[3]
Population development
The table shows Allenfeld’s population development. The figures in the table from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:[4]
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Religion
As at 31 August 2013, there are 195 full-time residents in Allenfeld, and of those, 106 are Evangelical (54.359%), 35 are Catholic (17.949%) and 54 (27.692%) either have no religion or will not reveal their religious affiliation.[5]
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[6]
Mayor
Allenfeld’s mayor is Florian Keller.[1]
Coat of arms
The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Per fess gules a plough Or and chequy of twelve gules and argent.
