Lambsheim

Lambsheim
Municipality
Coat of arms of Lambsheim
Coat of arms
FrankenthalBergstraße (district)Alzey-WormsBad Dürkheim (district)Germersheim (district)Karlsruhe (district)Neustadt an der WeinstraßeSüdliche WeinstraßeLudwigshafenMannheimRhein-Neckar-KreisSpeyerWormsAltripBeindersheimBirkenheideBobenheim-RoxheimBöhl-IggelheimDannstadt-SchauernheimDudenhofenFußgönheimGroßniedesheimHanhofenHarthausenHeßheimHeuchelheim bei FrankenthalHochdorf-AssenheimKleinniedesheimLambsheimLimburgerhofMaxdorfMutterstadtNeuhofenOtterstadtRödersheim-GronauRömerbergSchifferstadtWaldsee
Location of Lambsheim within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district
Interactive map of Lambsheim
Lambsheim is located in Germany
Lambsheim
Location within Germany
Lambsheim is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Lambsheim
Location within Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 49°30′48″N 8°17′15″E / 49.51333°N 8.28750°E / 49.51333; 8.28750
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Lambsheim-Heßheim
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24)Herbert Knoll
Area
 • Total
12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Elevation
95–98 m (312–322 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
6,863
 • Density538.3/km2 (1,394/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67245
Dialling codes06233
Vehicle registrationRP
Websitewww.lambsheim.de

Lambsheim (German pronunciation: [ˈlampshaɪm]) 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.

Politics

Municipal Council

Municipal Council 1999Municipal Council 2004Municipal Council 2009Municipal Council 2014
PartyVotesSeatsPartyVotesSeatsPartyVotesSeatsPartyVotesSeats
CDU36.8 %8CDU35.3 %8CDU29.5 %6CDU40.8 %9
SPD33.1 %8SPD25.5 %6SPD34.5 %8SPD37.1 %8
FDP5.8 %1FDP10.6 %2FDP11.7 %3FDP7.3 %2
Greens5.5 %1Greens8.3 %2Greens10.7 %2Greens14.8 %3
Independent (FWG)18.7 %4Independent (FWG)20.3 %4Independent (FWG)13.6 %3Independent (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.

Sister cities

Economy and Infrastructure

Wineries

In Lambsheim there are 3 wineries.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2025 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
  3. ↑ Minst, Karl Josef: Lorsch Codex, deed 1145, November 768, p. 130, Heidelberger historische Bestände – digital., Heidelberg University Library (in German)
  4. ↑ "Municipal Council of 1999", Official website of Lambsheim (in German)
  5. ↑ "Municipal Council of 2004", Official website of Lambsheim (in German)
  6. ↑ "Municipal Council of 2009", Official website of Lambsheim (in German)
  7. ↑ "Municipal Council of 2014", Official website of Lambsheim (in German)
  8. ↑ https://www.lambsheim-hessheim.de/politik-verwaltung/buergermeister-beigeordnete/, Bürgermeister & Beigeordnete (in German)