Biebesheim am Rhein

Biebesheim am Rhein
Town hall

Coat of arms
Biebesheim am Rhein
Location of Biebesheim am Rhein within Groß-Gerau district
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Coordinates: 49°47′N 08°28′E / 49.783°N 8.467°E / 49.783; 8.467Coordinates: 49°47′N 08°28′E / 49.783°N 8.467°E / 49.783; 8.467
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Groß-Gerau
Government
 • Mayor Thomas Schell
Area
 • Total 18.68 km2 (7.21 sq mi)
Elevation 88 m (289 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 6,731
 • Density 360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 64584
Dialling codes 06258
Vehicle registration GG
Website www.biebesheim.de

Biebesheim am Rhein is a community in Groß-Gerau district in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Biebesheim am Rhein lies in the Hessisches Ried, the northeastern section of the Rhine rift, west of Darmstadt and north of Worms. Frankfurt am Main is about 50 km away.

Neighbouring communities

Biebesheim borders in the north on the community of Stockstadt, in the east on the town of Riedstadt, in the south on the town of Gernsheim, and in the west on the communities of Hamm, Eich and Gimbsheim (all in Alzey-Worms).

Constituent communities

Biebesheim has only one constituent community.

Politics

Municipal council

Biebesheim's council is made up of 31 councillors, with seats apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 26 March 2006:

SPD12 seats
CDU11 seats
Greens4 seats
FWB4 seats

Note: FWB is a citizens' coalition.

Coat of arms

Biebesheim's civic coat of arms might heraldically be described thus: In gules a horseshoe, ends downturned, argent.

The heraldic charge – the horseshoe – is known from a village seal dating from 1546, but could be older than that. The actual arms bearing the horseshoe from the old seal were granted in 1926.

Partnerships

Biebesheim maintains partnership links with:

Sightseeing

Bordering on Biebesheim's north is the Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue nature reserve, a piece of floodplain and wetland surrounded by the Rhine and the Old Rhine.

Economy and infrastructure

Established enterprises

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). September 2018.
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