Bobenheim am Berg
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Bobenheim am Berg is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Bobenheim am Berg | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Bobenheim am Berg
within Bad Dürkheim district  | |
 Location of Bobenheim am Berg | |
  Bobenheim am Berg Location within Germany  Bobenheim am Berg Location within Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′27″N 8°8′54″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Bad Dürkheim |
| Municipal assoc. | Freinsheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Dietmar Leist[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 811 |
| • Density | 128/km2 (332/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67273 |
| Dialling codes | 06353 |
| Vehicle registration | DÜW |
| Website | www.bobenheim-am-berg.de |
Geography
Location
The municipality lies in the Palatinate and is part of the Rhine-Neckar urban agglomeration. Bobenheim am Berg belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Freinsheim, whose seat is in the like-named town.
Demographics
Religion
In 2007, 43.5% of the inhabitants were Evangelical and 30.9% Catholic. Those professing another religious affiliation, or none, amount to 25.6%.[3]
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[4]
| SPD | CDU | FWG | Total | |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 seats |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 seats |
Coat of arms
The German blazon reads: In Gold ein schwarzes Gemarkungszeichen.
The last word refers to the unusual charge seen on the escutcheon, a “municipal area sign”. The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Or a bar and a saltire both couped, the arm in sinister chief crossed by a bendlet couped and the two arms in base conjoined by a chevron reversed sable.
The tinctures are the Palatine colours.[5]
The arms were approved in 1983 by the now abolished Regierungsbezirk of Rheinhessen-Pfalz and date from a 1714 court seal.[6]
Culture and sightseeing
Famous people
The Member of the Bundestag, Norbert Schindler, lives in Bobenheim am Berg.[7]
