Bechenheim
Bechenheim | |
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 Coat of arms | |
show Location of Bechenheim within Alzey-Worms district | |
  Bechenheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°44′N 8°0′E / 49.733°N 8.000°ECoordinates: 49°44′N 8°0′E / 49.733°N 8.000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Alzey-Worms |
| Municipal assoc. | Alzey-Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Ute Stein[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 224 m (735 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 412 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55234 |
| Dialling codes | 06736 |
| Vehicle registration | AZ |
| Website | www.bechenheim.de |
Bechenheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey.
Geography[]
Location[]
As a winegrowing centre, Bechenheim lies in Germany's biggest winegrowing district, in the southwest of Rhenish Hesse. Bechenheim is Rhenish Hesse's highest winegrowing municipality.
History[]
In 824, Bechenheim had its first documentary mention in a document from Fulda Abbey.
Politics[]
Municipal council[]
The council is made up of 8 council members and the honorary mayor as chairman. The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[3]
| SPD | FWG | Total | |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 | 8 seats |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 | 8 seats |
Coat of arms[]
The municipality's arms might be described thus: Gules a dexter arm embowed armed argent, the hand naked of the same and holding a beaker Or.
Economy and infrastructure[]
Winegrowing[]
Bechenheim belongs to the “Wonnegau Winegrowing Area” (Weinbaubereich Wonnegau) in Rhenish Hesse. Active in the municipality are six winegrowing businesses with 33 ha of vineyard under cultivation. Some 76% of the wine made there is white varieties (as at 2007). In 1979, 22 such businesses were still running, and vineyards covered 32 ha.[4]
References[]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Alzey-Worms, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
- ^ Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz: Kommunalwahl 2009, Stadt- und Gemeinderatswahlen
- ^ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz - Infothek
External links[]
- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
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