Bechenheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Alzey-Land, whose seat is in Alzey.

Bechenheim
Coat of arms of Bechenheim
Location of Bechenheim within Alzey-Worms district
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Bechenheim is located in Germany
Bechenheim
Bechenheim
Bechenheim is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Bechenheim
Bechenheim
Coordinates: 49°44′N 8°0′E / 49.733°N 8.000°E / 49.733; 8.000
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAlzey-Worms
Municipal assoc.Alzey-Land
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Ute Stein[1]
Area
 • Total2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Elevation
224 m (735 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total409
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55234
Dialling codes06736
Vehicle registrationAZ
Websitewww.bechenheim.de

Geography

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Location

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As a winegrowing centre, Bechenheim lies in Germany's biggest winegrowing district, in the southwest of Rhenish Hesse. Bechenheim is Rhenish Hesse's highest winegrowing municipality.

History

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In 824, Bechenheim had its first documentary mention in a document from Fulda Abbey.

Politics

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Municipal council

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The council is made up of 8 council members and the honorary mayor as chairman. The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[3]

  SPD FWG Total
2009 5 3 8 seats
2004 3 5 8 seats

Coat of arms

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The municipality's arms might be described thus: Gules a dexter arm embowed armed argent, the hand naked of the same and holding a beaker Or.

Economy and infrastructure

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Winegrowing

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Bechenheim belongs to the “Wonnegau Winegrowing Area” (Weinbaubereich Wonnegau) in Rhenish Hesse. Active in the municipality are six winegrowing businesses with 33 ha of vineyard under cultivation. Some 76% of the wine made there is white varieties (as at 2007). In 1979, 22 such businesses were still running, and vineyards covered 32 ha.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Alzey-Worms Archived 2019-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ "Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz: Kommunalwahl 2009, Stadt- und Gemeinderatswahlen". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  4. ^ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz - Infothek
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