Bechenheim
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.
Bechenheim | |
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| Coat of arms | |
Location of Bechenheim within Alzey-Worms district | |
Bechenheim Bechenheim | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 409 |
| • 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 |
Geography edit
Location edit
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 edit
In 824, Bechenheim had its first documentary mention in a document from Fulda Abbey.
Politics edit
Municipal council edit
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]
Coat of arms edit
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 edit
Winegrowing edit
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 edit
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Alzey-Worms, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz: Kommunalwahl 2009, Stadt- und Gemeinderatswahlen
- ^ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz - Infothek
External links edit
- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)