Ober-Hilbersheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Ober-Hilbersheim | |
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Municipality | |
Church of Saint Joseph | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Ober-Hilbersheim within Mainz-Bingen district | |
Ober-Hilbersheim Ober-Hilbersheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′59″N 8°01′44″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Mainz-Bingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Gau-Algesheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Heiko Schmuck[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 969 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55437 |
| Dialling codes | 06728 |
| Vehicle registration | MZ |
| Website | www.ober-hilbersheim.de |
The municipality lies southwest of Mainz on the Welzbach and is an agriculturally based community. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Gau-Algesheim, whose seat is in the like-named town.
In 1108, Ober-Hilbersheim had its first documentary mention as Hilbridisheim.
The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a municipal election held on 13 June 2004 by majority vote.
The municipality's arms might be described thus: Azure a horse's head couped at the neck Or langued gules.
The municipality is crossed by the L 415 state road. The Autobahnen A 60, A 61 and A 63 can be reached by car in 10 to 20 minutes.
Schmuck, Heiko: Ober-Hilbersheim. Illustrierte Dokumentation eines rheinhessischen Dorfes im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Horb am Neckar 1999.
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