Bubenheim | |
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Location of Bubenheim within Mainz-Bingen district | |
![]() Location of Bubenheim | |
| Coordinates:49°55′18″N8°04′46″E / 49.92167°N 8.07944°E /49.92167; 8.07944 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Gau-Algesheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2019–24) | Siegbert Felzer[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 141 m (463 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 818 |
| • Density | 187/km2 (484/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.bubenheim.de |
Bubenheim (German pronunciation:[ˈbuːbn̩haɪm]) is anOrtsgemeinde – amunicipality belonging to aVerbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in theMainz-Bingen district inRhineland-Palatinate,Germany.
The municipality lies in the Selztal landscape conservation area with the nature conservation areas of Talberg, Flößrich/Gänsklauer and Binger Wiese. The winemaking centre belongs to theVerbandsgemeinde of Gau-Algesheim, whose seat is in thelike-named town.
Over the last 150 years, the population figure has lain at about 500 or 550, although in the last ten years, it has grown to about 900.
The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected by majority vote in a municipal election held on 25 May 2014, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The municipality'sarms might be described thus: Per fess at the nombril point Or an eagle displayed sable armed, langued and beaked gules, and gules in fess an ear of grain bendwise leafed, a cherry twig fructed of two and leafed of one and abunch of grapes slipped bendwise sinister of the first.
TheEvangelical andCatholic churches in Bubenheim are both open to visitors and stand near the village square.


Clubs in the municipality are the gymnastic club TV 1898 Bubenheim, thetable tennis club TTC Bubenheim and the singing club Gesangverein 1879 Bubenheim with the offshoot Weedies Soundtrain. An institution known beyond Germany's borders is the film production company Exquiser Films.
The Bubenheimkermis (church consecration festival, locally known as theKerb) is always held on the third weekend in July.
Bubenheim is known above all for itswinegrowing in the Kallenberg and Honigberg vineyards. Besides wine, though,asparagus and fruit are also counted among the municipality's main sources of income. The proximity toIngelheim (Boehringer),Mainz (ZDF,Schott) and to theFrankfurt Rhine Main Region makes Bubenheim a popular dormitory and weekend village for many commuters.
The community is crossed byKreisstraße 16. TheA 60autobahns andA 63 can be reached by car in 10 to 20 minutes.
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