Undenheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Rhein-Selz, whose seat is in Oppenheim.
Undenheim | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Undenheim within Mainz-Bingen district  | |
  Undenheim  Undenheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°50′17″N 8°13′08″E / 49.83806°N 8.21889°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Rhein-Selz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Marcus Becker[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.97 km2 (3.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,081 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55278 |
| Dialling codes | 06737 |
| Vehicle registration | MZ, BIN |
| Website | www.undenheim.de |
Geography
editLocation
editThe municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse between Mainz and Worms.
Neighbouring municipalities
editThese are Bechtolsheim, Gabsheim, Friesenheim, Köngernheim and Schornsheim.
Politics
editMunicipal council
edit- BfU - Bürger für Undenheim
- UFL - Undenheimer Freie Liste
- WLU - Lebenswertes Undenheim e. V.
- SPD - Social Democratic Party of Germany
- CDU - Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Mayor
editThe current mayor is Marcus Becker of the citizens’ party Undenheimer freie Liste (UfL).
Town partnerships
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Culture and sightseeing
editIn 2003, Undenheim was chosen as “Rhenish Hesse’s loveliest village”.
Famous people
editSons and daughters of the town
edit- Ludwig Schwamb (1890–1945) member of the Kreisau Circle
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
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- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
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