Lambsheim

Lambsheim
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Lambsheim within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district
Lambsheim Lambsheim
Coordinates: 49°30′48″N 8°17′15″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Lambsheim-Heßheim
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Herbert Knoll
Area
• Total	12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Highest elevation	98 m (322 ft)
Lowest elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	7,077
• Density	560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	67245
Dialling codes	06233
Vehicle registration	RP
Website	www.lambsheim.de

Lambsheim 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 1999			Municipal Council 2004			Municipal Council 2009			Municipal Council 2014
Party	Votes	Seats	Party	Votes	Seats	Party	Votes	Seats	Party	Votes	Seats
CDU	36.8 %	8	CDU	35.3 %	8	CDU	29.5 %	6	CDU	40.8 %	9
SPD	33.1 %	8	SPD	25.5 %	6	SPD	34.5 %	8	SPD	37.1 %	8
FDP	5.8 %	1	FDP	10.6 %	2	FDP	11.7 %	3	FDP	7.3 %	2
Greens	5.5 %	1	Greens	8.3 %	2	Greens	10.7 %	2	Greens	14.8 %	3
Independent (FWG)	18.7 %	4	Independent (FWG)	20.3 %	4	Independent (FWG)	13.6 %	3	Independent (FWG)	-	-
Voter Participation: 68.6%			Voter Participation: 61.3%			Voter Participation: 57.2%			Voter Participation: 59.4%

Mayor

The mayor of Lambsheim is Herbert Knoll.

Sister cities

• Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche, France, since 1981

Economy and Infrastructure

Wineries

In Lambsheim there are 3 wineries.

Notable people

• Jürgen Kohler (born 1965), a World-Cup-winning footballer, was born in Lambsheim.