Hahnheim
Hahnheim | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hahnheim within Mainz-Bingen district  | |
  Hahnheim  Hahnheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°51′38″N 8°14′12″E / 49.86056°N 8.23667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Rhein-Selz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Werner Kalbfuß[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.39 km2 (2.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,555 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55278 |
| Dialling codes | 06737 |
| Vehicle registration | MZ |
| Website | www.hahnheim.de |
Hahnheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography[edit]
Location[edit]
Hahnheim lies between Mainz and Worms on the river Selz. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Rhein-Selz, whose seat is in Oppenheim.
Politics[edit]
Municipal council[edit]
The council is made up of 17 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
| CDU | SPD | FWG | Total | |
| 2004 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
(as at the municipal election held on 13 June 2004)
Coat of arms[edit]
The municipality's arms might be described as thus: Per fess gules and argent, a cock repassant counterchanged.
Culture and sightseeing[edit]
Jewish graveyard[edit]
In the countryside towards Köngernheim on the highway going towards Bundesstraße 420 is an old Jewish graveyard.
Biotopes[edit]
In the countryside, especially along the Selz and on the former Alzey–Bodenheim railway right-of-way – the “Amiche” – several biotopes have been established.
Economy and infrastructure[edit]
Transport[edit]
The municipality is crossed by the L 432 state road. Bundesstraße 420 lies 2 km to the south. The A 60 and A 63 autobahns can be reached by car in 20 and 10 minutes respectively.
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[edit]
- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
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