Jugenheim in Rheinhessen
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Jugenheim in Rheinhessen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Jugenheim in Rheinhessen within Mainz-Bingen district  | |
  Jugenheim in Rheinhessen  Jugenheim in Rheinhessen | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′42″N 8°05′06″E / 49.89500°N 8.08500°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Nieder-Olm |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Herbert Petri[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 156 m (512 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,675 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55270 |
| Dialling codes | 06130 |
| Vehicle registration | MZ |
| Website | www |
Jugenheim in Rheinhessen is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Location
Jugenheim lies in the middle among Mainz, Bingen, Alzey and Bad Kreuznach in Rhenish Hesse. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Nieder-Olm, whose seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 767, Jugenheim had its first documentary mention as Gaginheim. Since 1987, Jugenheim has been a recognized village renewal municipality (Dorferneuerungsgemeinde).
The synagogue in Jugenheim was burned on Kristallnacht but the Torah scroll was rescued from the burning building and later smuggled to the United States. It is now held by Temple B'nai Israel in Oklahoma City.[3]
Politics
Town council
The council is made up of 17 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
| SPD | FWG | CDU | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 seats |
(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)
Town partnerships
Coat of arms
The municipality's arms might be described thus: Azure semy of crosses argent a lion rampant of the second armed, langued and crowned gules.
