Lambsheim () is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Lambsheim-Heßheim.
Geography Lambsheim is situated approximately 6 km southwest of Frankenthal, and 11 km northwest of Ludwigshafen.
History Lambsheim was first mentioned as Lammundisheim in the Lorsch codex in 768.Minst, Karl Josef: Lorsch Codex, deed 1145, November 768, p. 130, Heidelberger historische Bestände – digital., Heidelberg University Library (in German)
Politics
Municipal Council Municipal Council 1999"Municipal Council of 1999", Official website of Lambsheim (in German) Municipal Council 2004"Municipal Council of 2004", Official website of Lambsheim (in German) Municipal Council 2009"Municipal Council of 2009", Official website of Lambsheim (in German) Municipal Council 2014"Municipal Council of 2014", Official website of Lambsheim (in German)PartyVotesSeatsPartyVotesSeatsPartyVotesSeatsPartyVotesSeatsCDU 36.8 % 8 CDU 35.3 % 8 CDU 29.5 % 6 CDU 40.8 % 9SPD 33.1 % 8 SPD 25.5 % 6 SPD 34.5 % 8 SPD 37.1 % 8FDP 5.8 % 1 FDP 10.6 % 2 FDP 11.7 % 3 FDP 7.3 % 2Greens 5.5 % 1 Greens 8.3 % 2 Greens 10.7 % 2 Greens 14.8 % 3Independent (FWG) 18.7 % 4 Independent (FWG) 20.3 % 4 Independent (FWG) 13.6 % 3 Independent (FWG) - - Voter Participation: 68.6% Voter Participation: 61.3% Voter Participation: 57.2% Voter Participation: 59.4%
Mayor The mayor of Lambsheim is Barbara Eisenbarth-Wahl.https://www.lambsheim-hessheim.de/politik-verwaltung/buergermeister-beigeordnete/,
Bürgermeister & Beigeordnete (in German)
Sister cities Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche, France, since 1981
Economy and Infrastructure Wineries In Lambsheim there are 3 wineries.
Notable people Jürgen Kohler (born 1965), a World-Cup-winning footballer, was born in Lambsheim.
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