Bechenheim
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Bechenheim | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bechenheim
within Alzey-Worms district  | |
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| Location of Bechenheim | |
  Bechenheim  Bechenheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°44′N 8°0′E / 49.733°N 8.000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Alzey-Worms |
| Municipal assoc. | Alzey-Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Ute Stein[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 224 m (735 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 413 |
| • Density | 162/km2 (419/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55234 |
| Dialling codes | 06736 |
| Vehicle registration | AZ |
| Website | www.bechenheim.de |
Bechenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛçn̩haɪm]) 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.
Location
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
In 824, Bechenheim had its first documentary mention in a document from Fulda Abbey.
Politics
Municipal council
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]
| Year | SPD | FWG | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | 3 | 8 seats |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 | 8 seats |
Coat of arms
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.
