- Alzey-Worms
Infobox German district noregbez
name=Alzey-Worms
state=Rhineland-Palatinate
former regierungsbezirk=Rheinhessen-Pfalz
capital=Alzey
area=588
population=127,400
population_as_of=2001
density=217
carsign=AZ
url= [http://www.kreis-alzey-worms.de kreis-alzey-worms.de]
Alzey-Worms (IPA2|ˈaltsaɪˈvɔʁms) is a district in
Rhineland-Palatinate ,Germany . It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the district Groß-Gerau (Hesse ), the city of Worms and the districts of Bad Dürkheim,Donnersbergkreis , Bad Kreuznach andMainz-Bingen .History
The territory was in Roman times part of the province of "Germania superior". The towns of Worms and Alzey go both back to Roman military camps. In medieval times the region was part of the Palatine. After the French occupation (
1797 -1814 ) it was incorporated into the Grand Duchy ofHesse and formed a part of its province Rhine-Hesse.Two districts named Alzey and Worms were established in 1835. In the reorganisation of the districts of Rhineland-Palatinate in
1969 the new district of Alzey-Worms was formed by merging parts of the former districts.Geography
The district is named after the city of Worms (which is neighboring, but not belonging to the district) and the city of
Alzey (which is the capital of the district). TheRhine forms the eastern border. From there the land gently rises to the Alzey Uplands ("Alzeyer Hügelland") in the west, which is the northernmost extension of thePalatinate forest . The westernmost portion of the district is crossed by several brooks and covered with forests; it is called the "Rheinhessische Schweiz" (Rhine-Hessian Switzerland).Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
"Verband"-free towns:
#Alzey
#Osthofen External links
* [http://www.kreis-alzey-worms.de/ Official website] (German)
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