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Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Albisheim
Municipality
Coat of arms of AlbisheimCoat of arms
Location of Albisheim within Donnersbergkreis district
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Coordinates: 49°39′00″N 8°6′00″E / 49.65000°N 8.10000°E / 49.65000; 8.10000
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictDonnersbergkreis
Municipal assoc.Göllheim
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Ronald Zelt
Area
 • Total10.74 km (4.15 sq mi)
Highest elevation170 m (560 ft)
Lowest elevation150 m (490 ft)
Population
 • Total1,822
 • Density170/km (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes67308
Dialling codes06355
Vehicle registrationKIB
Websitealbisheim.de
View from wine hill over the village
The Warteturm on a coin of the game Geocaching

Albisheim is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is in the middle of the Zellertal.

History

In the year 835 the village is first mentioned in a document. It has been a market town for many years. Also there was a palace, but it hasn't yet been found.

Traffic

Near Albisheim there is the trunk B 47, and the village also has a railway station.

Sights

  • the Protestant church from 1792,
  • the historic town hall, a classicist building from 1832 and
  • the 26-feet-high (8 metres) Warteturm at the wine hill. It was first mentioned 1551.
  • Upper melting mill Upper melting mill
  • Town hall Town hall
  • Peter's church Peter's church
  • The Warteturm upon the wine hill The Warteturm upon the wine hill

References

  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Donnersbergkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
Towns and municipalities in Donnersbergkreis
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