Engelstadt

Engelstadt
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Engelstadt within Mainz-Bingen district
Engelstadt Engelstadt
Coordinates: 49°54′15″N 8°03′55″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Mainz-Bingen
Municipal assoc.	Gau-Algesheim
Government
• Mayor	Heike Zieren-Hesse
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.

Politics

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

Antwäään

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.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The municipality is crossed by Kreisstraße 16. The A 60 and A 63 autobahns can be reached by car in 10 to 20 minutes.

Education

• Municipal kindergarten

External links

• Municipality’s official webpage (in German)