Oberheimbach
Oberheimbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Oberheimbach within Mainz-Bingen district | |
  Oberheimbach | |
| Coordinates: 50°01′25″N 07°47′09″E / 50.02361°N 7.78583°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Rhein-Nahe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Karl Heinz Leinberger[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.72 km2 (3.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 542 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55413 |
| Dialling codes | 06743 |
| Vehicle registration | MZ |
| Website | www.oberheimbach.de |
Oberheimbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The inhabitants of this small place are known colloquially as Uhlen.
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]Oberheimbach lies between Koblenz and Bad Kreuznach in the valley of the Heimbach. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds. Since 2003, Oberdiebach has been part of the Rhine Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site.
History
[edit]In 983, Oberheimbach had its first documentary mention.
Politics
[edit]The municipal council is made up of 13 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
| SPD | CDU | Total | |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | 12 seats |
(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]Winegrowing
[edit]| Biggest winegrowing centres in the growing region |
Ranking among all
Rhineland-Palatinate winegrowing centres by vineyard area |
Vineyards under cultivation |
Grape varieties | |
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| White | Red | |||
| ha | % | |||
Middle Rhine
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445 | 85.3 | 14.7 | |
| Boppard | 265 | 64 | 86.9 | 13.1 |
| Oberheimbach | 279 | 59 | 89.7 | 10.3 |
Oberheimbach is characterized by winegrowing, and with 59 ha of vineyards under cultivation, it is the biggest winegrowing centre on the Middle Rhine after Boppard (64 ha).
Transport
[edit]Bundesstraße 9, which links Mainz with Koblenz, lies northeast of the municipality, roughly 2 km away. The Rheinböllen interchange on the Autobahn A 61 lies roughly 15 km away. The nearest railway station is in Niederheimbach on the Mainz-Koblenz line.
References
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
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- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
Towns and municipalities in Mainz-Bingen |
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