Image Coa: | Wappen von Oberheimbach.png |
Coordinates: | 50.0236°N 7.7858°W |
Image Plan: | Oberheimbach in MZ.svg |
State: | Rheinland-Pfalz |
District: | Mainz-Bingen |
Verbandsgemeinde: | Rhein-Nahe |
Elevation: | 140 |
Area: | 8.72 |
Postal Code: | 55413 |
Area Code: | 06743 |
Licence: | MZ |
Gemeindeschlüssel: | 07 3 39 045 |
Website: | www.oberheimbach.de |
Mayor: | Karl Heinz Leinberger[1] |
Leader Term: | 2019 - 24 |
Bürgermeistertitel: | Ortsbürgermeister |
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.
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.
In 983, Oberheimbach had its first documentary mention.
The municipal council is made up of 13 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
Total | ||||
2004 | 7 | 5 | 12 seats |
Biggest winegrowing centres in the growing region | Ranking among all | Vineyards under cultivation | Grape varieties | ||
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White | Red | ||||
ha | % | ||||
Middle Rhine | 445 | 85.3 | 14.7 | ||
Boppard | 265 | 64 | 86.9 | 13.1 | |
Oberheimbach | 279 | 59 | 89.7 | 10.3 |
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.