Nieder-Hilbersheim

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Nieder-Hilbersheim within Mainz-Bingen district

(2019–24) Rosemarie Jantz^[1]Area

• Total4.59 km² (1.77 sq mi)Elevation

244 m (801 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total647 • Density140/km² (370/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

55437

Dialling codes06728Vehicle registrationMZWebsitewww.nieder-hilbersheim.de

Nieder-Hilbersheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

The municipality lies southwest of Mainz in the Welzbach valley and is characterized by agriculture. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Gau-Algesheim, whose seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 933, Nieder-Hilbersheim had its first documentary mention in a document from the Seligenstadt Abbey.

In the endowment letter from the Disbodenberg Monastery in 1108, Nieder-Hilbersheim is mentioned for the first time as Hilbriedesheim

After 1300, the name Nieder-Hilbersheim first came up in documents.

In 1334 a church is mentioned for the first time, and is believed to have been consecrated to Saint Martin, which yielded today's coat of arms, which show Saint Martin cutting a piece of his cloak off for a beggar. At this point, the community belonged to the Electorate of the Palatinate Oberamt of Stromberg.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 12 council members, not counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:

	SPD	CDU	FWG	Total
2004	3	2	7	12 seats

(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)

Culture and sightseeing

Regular events

The Nieder-Hilbersheim kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the Kerb) is always held on the second weekend in September. A farmer's and craftsman's market is held each year on the third weekend in October.

Economy and infrastructure

Agriculture

Nieder-Hilbersheim grows grapes for both white and red wine, and also fruit and asparagus.

Transport

The municipality is crossed by Landesstraße (state road) 415. The A 60 and A 63 autobahns can be reached by car in 10 to 20 minutes.

Education

Nieder-Hilbersheim has a municipal kindergarten.

References

^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.