Klein-Winternheim

Klein-Winternheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

Klein-Winternheim lies seven kilometres south of Mainz in Rhenish Hesse. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Nieder-Olm, whose seat is in the like-named town.

History

In the oldest Mainz Cathedral obituary from about 1100, the name Winterheim crops up for the first time.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 20 council members, plus the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:

Twin towns

Muizon, Marne, France
Elxleben, Sömmerda district, Thuringia – close contacts since 1990
Coat of arms

The municipality's arms might be described thus: Gules a saltire couped Or, in base a wheel spoked of six argent; Wheel of Mainz.

Economy and infrastructure

The municipality's economy was long dominated by winegrowing and fruit growing. Since the state capital is nearby, however, many commercial businesses have also been drawn to the municipal area.

Transport

The municipality lies right near the Autobahn A 63 with its Klein-Winternheim interchange.
The Deutsche Bahn railway station Klein Winternheim-Ober Olm is in the community.