Oberheimbach

Oberheimbach
Coat of arms of Oberheimbach Coat of arms
Oberheimbach
Location of Oberheimbach within Mainz-Bingen district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Mainz-Bingen
Municipal assoc.	Rhein-Nahe
Government
• Mayor	Gerhard Leinberger
Area
• Total	8.72 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	558
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	55413
Dialling codes	06743
Vehicle registration	MZ
Website	www.oberheimbach.de

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

The inhabitants of this small place are known colloquially as Uhlen.

Geography

Location

Oberheimbach lies between Koblenz and Bad Kreuznach in the valley of the Heimbach. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds. Since 2003, Oberdiebach has been part of the Rhine Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site.

History

In 983, Oberheimbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 13 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:

	SPD	CDU	Total
2004	7	5	12 seats

(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)

Economy and infrastructure

Winegrowing

Biggest winegrowing centres in the growing region	Ranking among all Rhineland-Palatinate winegrowing centres by vineyard area	Vineyards under cultivation	Grape varieties
			White	Red
		ha	%
Middle Rhine		445	85.3	14.7
Boppard	265	64	86.9	13.1
Oberheimbach	279	59	89.7	10.3

Oberheimbach is characterized by winegrowing, and with 59 ha of vineyards under cultivation, it is the biggest winegrowing centre on the Middle Rhine after Boppard (64 ha).

Transport

Bundesstraße 9, which links Mainz with Koblenz, lies northeast of the municipality, roughly 2 km away. The Rheinböllen interchange on the Autobahn A 61 lies roughly 15 km away. The nearest railway station is in Niederheimbach on the Mainz-Koblenz line.

External links

• Municipality’s official webpage (German)