Biebesheim
Biebesheim am Rhein
Municipality in Hesse, Germany
Biebesheim am Rhein is a municipality in Groß-Gerau district in Hesse, Germany.
Biebesheim am Rhein | |
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Town hall | |
Location of Biebesheim am Rhein within Groß-Gerau district | |
| Coordinates: 49°47′N 08°28′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Groß-Gerau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–23) | Thomas Schell[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.68 km2 (7.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,675 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 64584 |
| Dialling codes | 06258 |
| Vehicle registration | GG |
| Website | www.biebesheim.de |
Location
Biebesheim am Rhein lies in the Hessisches Ried, the northeastern section of the Rhine rift, west of Darmstadt and north of Worms. Frankfurt am Main is about 50 km away.
Neighbouring communities
Biebesheim borders in the north on the community of Stockstadt, in the east on the town of Riedstadt, in the south on the town of Gernsheim, and in the west on the communities of Hamm, Eich and Gimbsheim (all in Alzey-Worms).
Constituent communities
Biebesheim has only one constituent community.
Municipal council
 | This section needs to be updated. (July 2021) |
Biebesheim's council is made up of 31 councillors, with seats apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 26 March 2006:
| SPD | 12 seats |
| CDU | 11 seats |
| Greens | 4 seats |
| FWB | 4 seats |
Note: FWB is a citizens' coalition.
Coat of arms
Biebesheim's civic coat of arms might heraldically be described thus: In gules a horseshoe, ends downturned, argent.
The heraldic charge – the horseshoe – is known from a village seal dating from 1546, but could be older than that. The actual arms bearing the horseshoe from the old seal were granted in 1926.
Partnerships
Biebesheim maintains partnership links with:
Bordering on Biebesheim's north is the Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue nature reserve, a piece of floodplain and wetland surrounded by the Rhine and the Old Rhine.
Established enterprises
- Biebesheim is a HIM GmbH location, the central incineration facility for toxins and industrial waste in Hesse.
- "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
