Engelstadt

Engelstadt
Engelstadt
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Engelstadt within Mainz-Bingen district
	Engelstadt Engelstadt
	Coordinates: 49°54′15″N 8°03′55″E / 49.90417°N 8.06528°E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Mainz-Bingen
Municipal assoc.	Gau-Algesheim
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Christoph Neuberger
Area
• Total	7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Elevation	214 m (702 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	730
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	55270
Dialling codes	06130
Vehicle registration	MZ
Website	www.engelstadt.de

Engelstadt 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

The municipality lies southwest of Mainz and is an agriculturally oriented community. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Gau-Algesheim, whose seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 941, Engelstadt had its first documentary mention as Engilestat.

Politics

Town council

The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected on 13 June 2004 by majority vote.

Coat of arms

The municipality's arms might be described thus: Azure an angel proper wings expanded, in his hand dexter a bunch of grapes slipped vert, in base sinister a church tower Or ensigned with a cross.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The Evangelical parish church had its first documentary mention in 1228 and is consecrated to Saint Maurice. Especially valuable is the Carolingian door lintel in the tower. The church houses an organ built in 1855 by Hermann Dreymann (Mainz).

Regular events

The Engelstadt kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the Kerb) is held yearly on the second weekend in September and the village festival on the first weekend in July.

Furthermore, there has been in Engelstadt since 2003 the Rockhexennacht (“Rock Witches’ Night”). This is a live, outdoor concert with rock music held yearly on 30 April by the Engelstadt Cycling Club and the Engelstadt Youth Club.