Bodenheim
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Location of Bodenheim within Mainz-Bingen district
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| Coordinates: 49°55′47″N 8°18′48″E / 49.92972°N 8.31333°ECoordinates: 49°55′47″N 8°18′48″E / 49.92972°N 8.31333°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Mainz-Bingen | |
| Municipal assoc. | Bodenheim | |
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| • Mayor | Thomas Becker-Theilig (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 13.43 km2 (5.19 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 7,387 | |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 55294 | |
| Dialling codes | 06135 | |
| Vehicle registration | MZ | |
| Website | www.bodenheim.de | |
Bodenheim is a state-recognized tourism municipality (Fremdenverkehrsgemeinde) in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
The municipality lies roughly 12 km south of downtown Mainz on the edge of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Region. The municipality is strongly characterized by winegrowing. The many wineries and Straußwirtschaften invite visitors to come and enjoy the wine. Since 1972, Bodenheim has been the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Bodenheim, a kind of collective municipality.
In 754, Bodenheim had its first documentary mention, and it marked its 1,250-year jubilee in 2004.
On 29 June 1988, two US F-16C combat aircraft collided near the municipality and fell over an uninhabited area. One of the pilots managed to save himself with his ejection seat, while the other, Captain Mike Crandall, was killed.
The runoff election on Sunday 27 June 2004 yielded the following results:
The Municipal Mayor (Ortsbürgermeister) is represented by two deputies:
The municipal election held on 13 June 2004 yielded the following results:
Current political issues facing the Municipality of Bodenheim are the building of a road on the outskirts to relieve the historic community core of through traffic, the rising cost of building a community centre, the creation of a new sport facility outside the built-up core and the strained budget situation.
Since 2009, the mayor has been Thomas Becker-Theilig (SPD).
The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Azure on a base sable an ass repassant argent, his head over a manger Or, to sinister thereof a vase with double handles of the same issuant from which a palm frond embowed to dexter vert.
According to legend, the Provost of Saint Alban’s Abbey in Mainz, to which Bodenheim then belonged, demanded of the Emperor minting rights. The Emperor, though, mocked him, saying “He wants to mint coins, does he? An old ass shall he mint!” (in German: “Münzen will Er prägen? Einen alten Esel soll Er münzen!”). With great irony, however, the ass was later chosen as a charge for the coat of arms.
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