Göllheim () is a municipality in the
Donnersbergkreis
The Donnersbergkreis is a district (''Kreis'') in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Bad Kreuznach, Alzey-Worms, Bad Dürkheim, Kaiserslautern, Kusel.
History
The district was created in 1969 by merging the dis ...
, in
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It is situated north of the
Palatinate forest, approx. 25 km west of
Worms Worms may refer to:
*Worm, an invertebrate animal with a tube-like body and no limbs
Places
*Worms, Germany
Worms () is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, situated on the Upper Rhine about south-southwest of Frankfurt am Main. It had ...
. It was the site of the 1298
Battle of Göllheim
The Battle of Göllheim was fought on 2 July 1298 between the forces of duke Albert I of Habsburg (German: Albrecht) and king Adolf of Nassau over the prince electors' decision, without electoral act, to dethrone Adolf and proclaim Albert the ...
.
Göllheim is the seat of the ''
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns.
Rhinelan ...
'' ("collective municipality")
Göllheim.
Buildings
File:Göllheim BW 2011-06-30 12-34-50.JPG, townhall
File:Göllheim BW 2011-06-30 12-07-22.JPG, city gate
File:Voigtlaender Goettergewaechse 01.JPG, city gate
File:Katholische Kirche Goellheim 02.JPG, catholic church
File:Protestantische Kirche Goellheim 01.JPG, Protestant church
File:Königskreuzkapelle2.JPG, chapel
Sculptures
File:Krenkel Spross 01.JPG, „Sproß“ (sprout)
File:Skulptur Goellheim 01.JPG, „Aufbruch“ (breakup)
File:Skulptur Goellheim 13.JPG, „Jongleur“ (juggler)
File:Skulptur Goellheim 14.JPG, „Roter Rahmen“ (red frame)
References
Palatinate Forest
Donnersbergkreis
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