Alzey

Alzey is a town of 18,111 inhabitants (2002) in Germany. It is the administrative seat of the district of Alzey-Worms, and the fourth-largest town in Rheinhessen, after Mainz, Worms, and Bingen. Its main industries include winemaking (state wine school), psychiatric care (state mental health clinic), and supermarket distribution (distribution centers for real and Plus supermarket chains). It is located at the intersection of Autobahns A61 and A63 and has rail connections to Mainz, Worms, and Bingen. Since 1963 it has been a twin town with Harpenden, England.

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Town: In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. In some cases, "town" is an alternate name for "city" or "village" (especially a larger village). Sometimes, the word "town" is short for "township."...

District: Districts are a form of local government in several countries....

Alzey-Worms: Alzey-Worms is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the district Gro?-Gerau (Hesse), the city of Worms and the districts of Bad D?rkheim, Donnersbergkreis, Bad Kreuznach and Mainz-Bingen....