Mommenheim, Germany
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Mommenheim, Germany | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mommenheim, Germany
within Mainz-Bingen district  | |
 Location of Mommenheim, Germany | |
  Mommenheim, Germany  Mommenheim, Germany | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′00″N 8°16′10″E / 49.88333°N 8.26944°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Rhein-Selz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Hans-Peter Broock[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,087 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55278 |
| Dialling codes | 06138 |
| Vehicle registration | MZ |
| Website | www.mommenheim-online.de |
Mommenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈmɔmənhaɪm]) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Location
Mommenheim lies between Mainz and Worms in Rhenish Hesse. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Rhein-Selz, whose seat is in Oppenheim.
History
In 764, Mommenheim had its first documentary mention.
Politics
Town council
The council is made up of 21 council members, counting the honorary mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
| SPD | CDU | FWG | Total | |
| 2019 | 8 | 12 | - | 20 seats |
| 2004 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 seats |
(as at municipal election held on 26. May 2019)
Coat of arms
The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Per pale gules a cramp surmounted by an orb voided inside which another orb argent and azure a wheel spoked of six argent.
These arms were adopted on 28 June 1972. The old arms showed a silver field with the cramp (or Wolfsangel as it is called in German) with an empty ring in the middle. It may refer to the hunting rights granted Mommenheim in 1276 by Philipp von Hohenfels (in Germany the Wolfsangel is commonly held to be a kind of wolf trap). The wheel comes from the former lords’ arms – the House of Hohenfels, and then later the House of Bolanden as well – and is, in fact, the Wheel of Mainz.[3]
Culture and sightseeing
Regular events
On the third weekend in September Mommenheim always has a kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the Kerb). It is organized by the municipal administration and the kermis club. Two weeks before this, on the fairgrounds there is always the MKV’s (Carnival club) Sommersonnenwendfeuer (“Summer Solstice Fire”). At year’s end, the MKV also stages a New Year’s Eve ball.
Furthermore, the fire brigade’s “Dance into May” is a popular event.
Another famous regular event is the Open Air Music Festival in August organised by the Lautslochtrappers Mommenheim. The festival is free of charge and held on a grass field near the Domtal Golfcours Mommenheim.
