Zotzenheim

Zotzenheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.GeographyLocationThe municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Sprendlingen-Gensingen, whose seat is in Sprendlingen.Culture and sightseeingSportOn Kreuznacher Straße is found a cinder team handball court and a clubhouse. HSG Zotzenheim/St. Johann/Sprendlingen is a successful team handball club that grew out of TV Zotzenheim 1901 (gymnastic club) and has already played several times in the third handball league.Regular eventsOn 1 May near the Napoleonshöhe mountain, or Gipfel des Horns, or in the local speech also “Hörnchen”, the so-called Fire Brigade Festival takes place.In May on the weekend at Ascension Day, a folk festival for the region and beyond is held. In 2006, among others, the bands Paddy Goes To Holyhead, Dhalia's Lane, Galahad and WirrWarr appeared.On the second weekend in July, a fair is held in Zotzenheim with a wine tent, a few stands and a handball tournament.Zotzenheim is especially well known for the ZDF . Each year there are four “sessions” at the village community centre.