Merxheim

Merxheim
Coat of arms
Merxheim
Location of Merxheim within Bad Kreuznach district
Coordinates: 49°47′40″N 7°33′44″E / 49.79444°N 7.56222°E / 49.79444; 7.56222Coordinates: 49°47′40″N 7°33′44″E / 49.79444°N 7.56222°E / 49.79444; 7.56222
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bad Kreuznach
Municipal assoc.	Bad Sobernheim
Government
• Mayor	Egon Eckhardt (SPD)
Area
• Total	17.05 km2 (6.58 sq mi)
Elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,413
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	55627
Dialling codes	06754
Vehicle registration	KH
Website	www.merxheim.de

Merxheim is a small town and Ortsgemeinde in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Sobernheim. The town's economy is traditionally based on wine making. The town is partnered with Merxheim, Haut-Rhin in France. The town is located around 100 km. east of the city of Luxembourg and around 90 km southwest of Frankfurt. Merxheim is located on the border of Moselle Franconian dialects and Hessian dialects.

Merxheim lies on the south bank of the Nahe between the gemstone town of Idar-Oberstein and the spa town and district seat of Bad Kreuznach.

Clockwise from the north, Merxheim’s neighbours are the municipalities of Martinstein, Weiler bei Monzingen, Monzingen, Meddersheim, Kirschroth, Limbach, Heimweiler, Meckenbach, Hochstetten-Dhaun and Simmertal, all of which likewise lie within the Bad Kreuznach district.