Aspisheim

Aspisheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.GeographyLocationAspisheim lies in Rhenish Hesse between Mainz and Bad Kreuznach. The municipality is administered by the Verbandsgemeinde of Sprendlingen-Gensingen, whose seat is in Sprendlingen.PoliticsMunicipal councilThe council is made up of 13 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus: FWG = Freie Wählergruppe Aspisheim e.V.Coat of armsThe municipality’s arms might be described thus: Per pale Or a yarn swift sable palewise and sable a lion rampant Or armed argent and langued gules.Culture and sightseeingRegular eventsOn the next-to-last weekend in August the municipality’s residents stage the Rothesfest, a wine and street festival.Economy and infrastructureTransportThe municipality is crossed by the L 414 state road. The A 61 motorway runs roughly 4 km away from the municipality.