Niederheimbach | |
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 Catholic Parish Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary andHeimburg | |
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Location of Niederheimbach within Mainz-Bingen district  | |
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| Coordinates:50°02′04″N07°48′28″E / 50.03444°N 7.80778°E /50.03444; 7.80778 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Rhein-Nahe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2019–24) | Ole Wysotzki[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 618 m (2,028 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 817 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55413 |
| Dialling codes | 06743 |
| Vehicle registration | MZ |
| Website | www.niederheimbach.com |
Niederheimbach (German:[ˌniːdɐˈhaɪmbax]ⓘ) is anOrtsgemeinde – amunicipality belonging to aVerbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in theMainz-Bingen district inRhineland-Palatinate,Germany.
Thewinegrowing centre belongs to theVerbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is inBingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds. Since 2003, Niederheimbach has been part of theRhine GorgeUNESCOWorld Heritage Site.
Niederheimbach lies betweenKoblenz andBingen, right on theRhine Gorge, only a short way northwest of the Rhine Knee. The place, which is found beneath or east ofBingen Forest (Binger Wald), has a built-up area stretching from 80 to 140 m abovesea level. The highest mountain in the municipal area, at 618 m above sea level, is the heavily woodedFranzosenkopf (“Frenchman’s Head”), found south of the built-up area in Bingen Forest.
The council is made up of 13 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
| SPD | CDU | FWG | WNF | Total | |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 seats |
(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)
Champtoceaux,Maine-et-Loire,France since 1981The municipality’sarms might be described thus: Per bend sinister wavy, a bendlet sinister wavy argent surmounting the partition, gules in dexter an abbot’s staff per bend surmounted by a bishop’s mitre, in chief awheel spoked of six of the first, sable in sinister abunch of grapes per bend slipped and a grapeleaf in bend sinister Or and issuant from base a lion rampant of the fourth armed, langued and crowned of the second.
Until its closure in the 1990s, theMärchenhain (“Fairytale Grove”) was a tourist attraction. A great number of the fairytale figures were nonetheless restored and have found a new place along an idyllic pathway near the community. There one can see many fairytales, such asLittle Red Riding Hood,Hansel and Gretel and others along theKuhweg (“Cow Way”).
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