| Jugenheim in Rheinhessen | |
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Jugenheim in Rheinhessen
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Location of Jugenheim in Rheinhessen within Mainz-Bingen district
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| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Nieder-Olm |
| Mayor | Herbert Petri (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 156 m (512 ft) |
| Population | 1,598 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 259 /km2 (671 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | MZ |
| Postal code | 55270 |
| Area code | 06130 |
| Website | www.jugenheim-rheinhessen.de |
Jugenheim in Rheinhessen is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Jugenheim lies in the middle among Mainz, Bingen, Alzey and Bad Kreuznach in Rhenish Hesse. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Nieder-Olm, whose seat is in the like-named town.
In 767, Jugenheim had its first documentary mention as Gaginheim. Since 1987, Jugenheim has been a recognized village renewal municipality (Dorferneuerungsgemeinde).
The council is made up of 17 council members, counting the parttime mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
| SPD | FWG | CDU | Total | |
| 2004 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 seats |
(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)
The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Azure semy of crosses argent a lion rampant of the second armed, langued and crowned gules.
Saint Martin’s Church (Martinskirche, Evangelical) was consecrated in 1775 and with seating for 1,000 worshippers is one of Rhenish Hesse’s biggest churches. Its Wegmann organ from 1762 together with the original organ balustrade comes from the old Welschnonnenkirche – once a convent church, now no longer standing – in Mainz.
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