Rommersheim is a Stadtteil (quarter) of the town Wörrstadt in Rheinhessen in the German state Rheinland-Pfalz. It lies in a valley south-west of Wörrstadt.
History Originally, Rommersheim was called Eichloch. Eichloch is documented the first time in 824. On January 15, 1931, the village Eichloch has been renamed Rommersheim, after a supposed abandoned nearby village.Zur Geschichte von Rommersheim (Rummersheim), früher EichlochHierzuland (SWR) of May 16, 2009 On November 7, 1970, Rommersheim with then 432 inhabitants became a suburb of Wörrstadt.Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis 2006 , page 202 (PDF; 2,6 MB)
Culture and places of interest The Nachrichtliches Verzeichnis der Kulturdenkmäler Rheinland-Pfalz für den Landkreis Alzey-Worms of Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe list in particular the following heritage sites in Rommersheim Nachrichtliches Verzeichnis der Kulturdenkmäler Rheinland-Pfalz für den Landkreis Alzey-Worms als PDF-Datei, S. 41 f.
Buildings Am Rathaus 4: Protestant Church (Rommersheim), built between 1733 and 1751 Am Rathaus 2: former town hall, around 1600, modifications 18th century Hauptstraße 11: Hakenhof; baroque studwork building, around 1700 Hauptstraße 23: baroque half-timbered building, 18th century Mittelgasse 1: half-timbered house, 1584, with half-timbered barn of 1664
Places of interest outside the village "Eichlocher Feldkreuz", Auf dem Somborn (township): late gothic; three border stones, 1613 former Jewish cemetery (heritage site): nine grave stones, 1868 to 1909
Infrastructure
Public facilities The Neubornschwimmbad is an open air public swimming pool, located between Rommersheim and Wörrstadt.
External links
Zur Geschichte von Rommersheim (Rummersheim), früher Eichloch on regionalgeschichte.net Rommersheim – Ein Weindorf in Rheinhessen. Im Jahr 2004 wurde es 1180 Jahre alt Rommersheim – Ein Ortsporträt von Hermann Götz SWR Fernsehen, Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz of May 16, 2009 (incl. film) Private Homepage of Rommersheim/Rheinhessen History of the Jewish community in Rommersheim coat of arms of Rommersheim
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