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Jugenheim in Rheinhessen is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Jugenheim in Rheinhessen | |
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Municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Jugenheim in Rheinhessen within Mainz-Bingen district  | |
  Jugenheim in Rheinhessen  Jugenheim in Rheinhessen | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′42″N 8°05′06″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Nieder-Olm |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Herbert Petri[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 156 m (512 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,588 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/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 |
Geography
Location
Jugenheim lies in the middle among Mainz, Bingen, Alzey and Bad Kreuznach in Rhenish Hesse. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Nieder-Olm, whose seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 767, Jugenheim had its first documentary mention as Gaginheim. Since 1987, Jugenheim has been a recognized village renewal municipality (Dorferneuerungsgemeinde).
The synagogue in Jugenheim was burned on Kristalnacht but the Torah scroll was rescued from the burning building and later smuggled to the United States. It is now held by Temple B'nai Israel in Oklahoma City.[3]
Politics
Town council
The council is made up of 17 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
| SPD | FWG | CDU | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 seats |
(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)
Town partnerships
Oberhoffen-sur-Moder, Bas-Rhin, France
Coat of arms
The municipality's arms might be described thus: Azure semy of crosses argent a lion rampant of the second armed, langued and crowned gules.
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
Saint Martin's Church (Martinskirche, Evangelical) was consecrated in 1775 and with seating for 1,000 worshippers is one of Rhenish Hesse's biggest churches. Its Wegmann organ from 1762 together with the original organ balustrade comes from the old Welschnonnenkirche – once a convent church, now no longer standing – in Mainz.
Sport
- Three outdoor tennis courts
- The tennis hall built in 1999 with two courts
- Sport complex with natural-grass field
- Riding square with riding hall
- Beach volleyball field (built in 2005)
- Boule lane
- Jugenheim's football club is TuS 1899 Jugenheim.
References
- Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
- "City Synagogue Given Torah Scroll" Oklahoma City Times (May 8, 1971). Archived in the library of Temple B'nai Israel.
External links
- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
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На других языках
- [en] Jugenheim in Rheinhessen
[ru] Югенхайм-ин-Райнхессен
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