Pohlheim

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Field	Value
type	Stadt
image_photo	Schule (Watzenborn-Steinberg) 03.JPG
coordinates
image_plan	Landkreis Gießen Pohlheim.png
state	Hessen
region	Gießen
district	Gießen
elevation	215
area	38
postal_code	35415
area_code	06403 / 0641 / 06404 / 06004
licence	GI
Gemeindeschlüssel	06 5 31 014
website	www.pohlheim.de
mayor	Andreas Ruck
leader_term	2020–26
party	SPD
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Pohlheim () is a town in the district of Giessen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 6 km south of Giessen. After Giessen, Pohlheim is the largest municipality in the Giessen district by population.

Geography

Pohlheim is located in the southern part of the Giessen district, and lies on the Lückenbach stream which flows into the Lahn via the Kleebach. The town covers an area of 38 km2 and borders Giessen and Fernwald from its north, Lich from its east, Münzenberg from its south, and Langgöns/Linden from its west. The town has six total districts: Dorf-Güll, Garbenteich, Grüningen, Hausen, Holzheim, and Watzenborn-Steinberg. The Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes run through the Pohlheim area.

Local history

Pohlheim was founded on New Year's Eve of 1970, as part of administrative reforms in the state of Hesse. It involved the voluntary merger of the six municipalities of Dorf-Güll, Garbenteich, Grüningen, Hausen, Holzheim, and Watzenborn-Steinberg, which make up the six districts of the town today. After they merged, local districts with their own city councils and mayors were formed according to regulations of the Hessian Municipal Code. Pohlheim was granted official town status on September 21, 1974.

Politics

City council elections

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Parties and groups	2021	2016	2011	2006	2001	%	Seats	%	Seats	%
Social Democratic Party of Germany	34.3	13	31.8	12	34.5	13	35.5	13	40.4	15
Christian Democratic Union of Germany	30.6	11	38.6	14	39.1	14	41.2	15	39.4	15
Alliance 90/The Greens	16.0	6	9.6	4	13.9	5	7.3	3	6.7	2
Free Voters	12.6	5	14.2	5	9.8	4	11.8	4	9.1	3
Free Democratic Party	6.5	2	5.8	2	2.7	1	4.1	2	4.2	2
% Invalid votes	2.5	4.0	3.1	2.9	2.9
% Valid votes	52.7	51.0	49.2	47.6	58.5
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Mayors

According to the Hessian municipal constitution, the mayor is elected for a six-year term in a direct election starting from 1993, and is the chairman of the magistrate, which includes additional city councilors.

The following is a list of mayors of Pohlheim since 1971:

1971–1979 Karl Brückel (SDP)
1979–1997 Hermann Georg (CDU)
1997–2015 Karl-Heinz Schäfer (SDP)
2015–2021 Udo Schöffmann (CDU)
2021–2027 Andreas Ruck

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Pohlheim consists of a set of leaves on a tree branch, a musical beam note on top of a staff, and a blue-lime watchtower. The tree branch and note are in the two areas left and right of the coat of arms with a red background, while the watchtower is in the middle with a yellow background. The leaves and the tree branch are derived from the coat of arms for Holzheim, Grüningen, and Garbenteich, while the musical note originates from that of Watzenborn-Steinberg. The watchtower represents all the districts coming together to form the town.

Each of the six districts of the town also have their own coat of arms designs. File:DEU Pohlheim COA.svg|Coat of arms of Pohlheim File:WappenDorf-Güll.jpg|Coat of arms for Dorf-Güll district File:DEU Garbenteich COA.jpg|Coat of arms for Garbenteich district File:WappenGrüningen.jpg|Coat of arms for Grüningen district File:DEU Hausen (Pohlheim) COA.jpg|Coat of arms for Hausen district File:Wappen Holzheim (Pohlheim).jpg|Coat of arms for Holzheim district File:DE-HE 06-5-31-014 Watzenborn-Steinberg COA.png|Coat of arms for Watzenborn-Steinberg district

Demographics

The town of Pohlheim has a population of 18,572 as of the 2019 local census.

Transport

The town is located on the Gießen–Gelnhausen railway, where regional trains run hourly. Pohlheim is also connected to the German motorway (Autobahn) system and can also be reached by the Bundesautobahn 5 (A 5) and Bundesautobahn 45 (A 45) motorways, as well as the Bundesautobahn 485 (A 485) federal motorway.

Twin towns – sister cities

Pohlheim is twinned with the following cities:

Notable people

Paul Huthen (d. 1532), Roman Catholic prelate
Felix Döring (b. 1991), politician of the Social Democratic Party
Uwe Schulz (b. 1961), member of the Bundestag

References

(5 September 2022). "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden". [[Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt]].
(19 May 2011). "Hauptsatzung der Stadt Pohlheim, Landkreis Gießen". City of Pohlheim.
"Kommunalwahl 2021 {{!}} Statistik.Hessen".
"Kommunalwahlen 2016 in Hessen".
"Kommunalwahlen 2011 in Hessen".
"Kommunalwahlen 2006 in Hessen".
"Statistik-Hessen.de: GV531014".
"Magistrat".
Schaal, Stefan. (2020-11-01). "Bürgermeisterwahl in Pohlheim: Ein Rekord deutet sich an". Giessener Allgemeine.
(2020-12-30). "Pohlheim wird an Neujahr 50". Giessener Allgemeine.
Schaal, Stefan. (2021-01-29). "Pohlheim: Bürgermeister Schöffmann tritt ab - "Wird kein Gespräch mit Herrn Ruck geben"". Giessener Allgemeine.
Schaal, Stefan. (2021-01-31). ""Für alles verantwortlich"". Giessener Allgemeine.
"Startseite". Partnerschaftsverein Pohlheim e,V..

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