Saulheim

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen von Saulheim.pnglat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 52 |lat_sec = 44
lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 9 |lon_sec = 23
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Alzey-Worms
Verbandsgemeinde = Wörrstadt
Höhe = 154
Fläche = 18.94
Einwohner = 7183
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 55291
Vorwahl = 06732
Kfz = AZ
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 3 31 058
Straße = Auf dem Römer 8
Adresse-Verband = Zum Römergrund 2 - 6
55286 Wörrstadt
Website = [http://www.saulheim.de/ www.saulheim.de]
Bürgermeister = Walter Klippel
Partei =

Saulheim is a village in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

It covers an area of 18.04 km² and has a population of 6 758 (July 2004). It is the second largest wine growing village in Rheinhessen with 6.8 km² of vineyards. 24 km² are given over to other agriculture, mainly grain, sugar beet and asparagus. The largest company in Saulheim is one of Germany's 32 post office freight centers.

Saulheim was first mentioned in written records in 763 and as such counts as one of the oldest places in Rheinhessen. It was the birthplace of German-American lumber magnate Friedrich Weyerhäuser (1834-1914), who in 1904 founded and funded Saulheim's music hall.

External links

* [http://www.saulheim.de Official web site for Saulheim] (in German)
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=55291+Saulheim,+Germany&ie=UTF8&ll=49.871351,8.139153&spn=0.018338,0.051327&t=k&om=1 Link to Saulheim in Google Maps]