Genheim

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Genheim
Ortsteil of Waldalgesheim
Location of Genheim
Genheim is located in Germany
Genheim
Genheim
Coordinates: 49°56′22″N 7°48′59″E / 49.939444°N 7.816389°E / 49.939444; 7.816389Coordinates: 49°56′22″N 7°48′59″E / 49.939444°N 7.816389°E / 49.939444; 7.816389
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictMainz-Bingen
Municipal assoc.Rhein-Nahe
MunicipalityWaldalgesheim
Area
 • Total6.01 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Elevation
243 m (797 ft)
Population
 • Total525
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55425
Dialling codes06724

Genheim is a village and an Ortsteil (subdivision) of the municipality Waldalgesheim in the district Mainz-Bingen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The village is managed by the collective municipality of Rhein-Nahe, which has its administrative office in Bingen am Rhein.

Genheim: Ansicht von Süden

Geography[]

Location[]

Genheim is located on the southeast edge of the Hunsrück between Koblenz and Bad Kreuznach, south of the Bingen Forest (Binger Wald) and the west of the river Nahe, some 6 km west of Bingen.

Neighbouring villages[]

Genheim's neighbours are Waldalgesheim, Waldlaubersheim, Roth and Schweppenhausen.

History[]

The first documented mention in the Lorsch codex was in 767 A.D. Formerly an independent municipality, it is part of the municipality Waldalgesheim since 1970.

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