Hahnheim

Hahnheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Hahnheim
Coat of arms
Location of Hahnheim within Mainz-Bingen district
Hahnheim
Hahnheim
Coordinates: 49°51′38″N 8°14′12″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictMainz-Bingen
Municipal assoc.Rhein-Selz
Government
 • MayorSigrid Mangold-Wegner (SPD)
Area
 • Total6.39 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Elevation
124 m (407 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,572
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
55278
Dialling codes06737
Vehicle registrationMZ
Websitewww.hahnheim.de

Geography

Location

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

Municipal council

The council is made up of 17 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:

CDUSPDFWGTotal
200445716

(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)

Coat of arms

The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per fess gules and argent, a cock repassant counterchanged.

Culture and sightseeing

Jewish graveyard

In the countryside towards Köngernheim on the highway going towards Bundesstraße 420 is an old Jewish graveyard.

Biotopes

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

Transport

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
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.


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