Biebelnheim

Biebelnheim

Coat of arms
Biebelnheim

Coordinates: 49°47′48″N 8°10′14″E / 49.79667°N 8.17056°ECoordinates: 49°47′48″N 8°10′14″E / 49.79667°N 8.17056°E
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Alzey-Worms
Municipal assoc. Alzey-Land
Government
 • Mayor Gabriele Holla (SPD)
Area
 • Total 6.20 km2 (2.39 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 653
 • Density 110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 55234
Dialling codes 06733
Vehicle registration AZ

Biebelnheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

The municipality lies in Rhenish Hesse. As a winegrowing centre, Biebelnheim lies in Germany’s biggest winegrowing district, in the middle of Rhenish Hesse. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey. The nearest town is Alzey (6 km), and the 30 km to the state capital, Mainz, is easily crossed on the Autobahn A 63.

Neighbouring municipalities

Biebelnheim’s neighbours are Albig, Bechtolsheim, Gabsheim, Gau-Odernheim, and Spiesheim.

History

The municipality, once known as Bibilinsheim, lying on a slope, is of a picturesque, rustic character. It is said that the robber and outlaw Schinderhannes (Johannes Bückler) once had a hideout here.

Sometime between 1382 and 1384, Electoral Palatinate acquired the Vogtei, as did the freeholders of Electoral Mainz in 1391. After its assignment to the sideline of Zweibrücken in 1410, the place once again found itself in the Palatinate’s hands in 1470.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 12 council members, with the honorary mayor as chairwoman.

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[2]

SPD Diel Rick Total
2009 4 4 4 12 seats

Mayor

Coat of arms

The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Argent six roundels gules surrounding an inescutcheon party per fess sable a demi-lion rampant Or armed, langued and crowned of the second, and bendy lozengy argent and azure.

Culture and sightseeing

Music

Buildings

Sport

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Transport links could, given Biebelnheim’s size, be called very good. The Autobahn A 63 can practically be reached directly through the Biebelnheim interchange and also, through the nearby Autobahnkreuz Alzey (“Alzey Autobahn Cross”). the A 61 is only about 10 km away.

Within Biebelnheim itself, the road transport situation seems quite forbidding, as the municipality has no bypass at its disposal, and drivers from the neighbouring municipalities of Gau-Odernheim and Bechtolsheim must drive through Biebelnheim to reach the aforesaid Autobahnen. The growth in heavy-vehicle traffic through the municipality’s narrow streets has given rise to a citizens’ initiative whose goal is to seek to have a bypass built, and also a cycle path to Gau-Odernheim. The expansion of the main road was supposed to happen in 2009.[3][4]

Established businesses

In Biebelnheim can be found a few wineries as well as other agricultural businesses, a bakery, two tire dealers, an automotive dealership and a caravan dealership.

Public institutions

At the municipality’s disposal are one kindergarten and the Biebelnheim volunteer fire brigade. Schoolchildren go to primary school in Bechtolsheim or to secondary school in Gau-Odernheim, Alzey or Wörrstadt.

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013.
  2. ↑ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
  3. ↑ Ausbau der Hauptstraße rückt in Sicht – Lange ersehntes Biebelnheimer Projekt im Bauprogramm des Landes für 2009 enthalten in der Rhein Main Presse vom 10. September 2008
  4. ↑ Kommentar: Weiter dicke Bretter bohren Rhein Main Presse vom 10. September 2008

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