Mölsheim

Mölsheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.GeographyLocationThe municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Monsheim, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.HistoryNear Mölsheim in 1930, the Mölsheim filigree disc fibula from the 7th century was found. This fibula is among the most richly decorated from the era in which it was made. A farmer discovered it while doing clearing work on his vineyard in the Mölsheim municipal area. The Mölsheim golden fibula, as it is also known, is on display at the Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt.PoliticsMunicipal councilThe council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by majority vote proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairwoman.The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:Mayors Adolf Weiß (1948 - 1972) … Josef Ehrhard - CDU (1984 - 1999) Helge Wilding - SPD (1999–present)Coat of armsThe municipality’s arms might be described thus: Per fess, in base per pale argent a cross sable, sable three lions passant sinister Or armed and langued gules, and bendy lozengy argent and azure.