Sulzheim, Rhineland-Palatinate

Sulzheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.GeographyLocationAs a winegrowing centre, Sulzheim lies in Germany’s biggest winegrowing district, in the middle of the wine region of Rhenish Hesse. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wörrstadt, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.The municipality’s highest elevation is the Schildberg at 209 m above sea level. The Sulzheimer Bach rises north of the municipality.Neighbouring municipalitiesSulzheim’s neighbours are Armsheim, Ensheim, Gau-Bickelheim, Gau-Weinheim, Spiesheim, Vendersheim, Wallertheim and Wörrstadt.HistoryIn 766, Sulzheim had its first documentary mention.PoliticsMunicipal councilThe council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairwoman.