Biedesheim

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Biedesheim
Municipality
Coat of arms of Biedesheim
Coat of arms
Location of Biedesheim within Donnersbergkreis district

Biedesheim is located in Germany
Biedesheim
Biedesheim
Biedesheim is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Biedesheim
Biedesheim
Coordinates: 49°36′16″N 8°6′23″E / 49.60444°N 8.10639°E / 49.60444; 8.10639
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictDonnersbergkreis
Municipal assoc.Göllheim
Government
 • Mayor (2023–24) Armin Wendel[1]
Area
 • Total
6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Highest elevation
270 m (890 ft)
Lowest elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
638
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67308
Dialling codes06355
Vehicle registrationKIB
Websitewww.goellheim.de

Biedesheim is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

The village is located on the upper Brübelbach stream. The nearest large cities are Worms, 22 km (14 mi) east and Kaiserslautern, 40 km (25 mi) west.

Besides the village proper, the municipality also includes the inhabited places of Neumühle and Siedlung Schönblick.[3]

Neighbouring municipalities are Ottersheim, Kindenheim, Quirnheim, Lautersheim, Göllheim and Rüssingen.

History

Biedesheim is a franconian settlement. It was first mentioned as Bosinesheim in the Lorsch Codex in 782.[4] Later the village was called "Büdesheim" and in 1766 "Rüben-Büdesheim" to distinguish it from "Erbes-Büdesheim" near Alzey.[5] "Rübenbüdesheim" was still used in the 19th century.

A water castle of which only a few walls survived its destruction in 1470, was located in the western part of the village.[6]

walls of the medieval castle

Politics

Council

The village council is composed of 12 members who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on June 9, 2024, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[7]

Heraldry

The coat of arms shows a saltire and two stars.

Culture and sights

Buildings

The protestant church was is a romanesque building from the 10th century. It was renewed in 1498. On the inside there are splendid murals from the 13th and 15th centuries, which were uncovered in 1964.[8] At the old cemetery around the church classicist gravestones can be found, one of the for a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. There is also a catholic church in the village.

  • protestant church
    protestant church
  • gravestone
    gravestone
  • catholic church
    catholic church
  • communal bell tower
    communal bell tower

Culture

The Kerwe is celebrated yearly on the third weekend in September.[9]

Infrastructure

A63 highway run 9 km (5.5 mi) west of Biedesheim. The village is served by bus line 904 of the VRN that runs from Kirchheimbolanden to Eisenberg.[10]

References

  1. ^ Armin Wendel offiziell ins Amt des Ortsbürgermeisters eingeführt, Die Rheinpfalz 12 May 2023, accessed 21 May 2023 (in German).
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (Hrsg.): Amtliches Verzeichnis der Gemeinden und Gemeindeteile. Stand: February 2022. p. 135 (PDF; 3.3 MB).
  4. ^ Minst, Karl Josef . "Lorscher Codex (Band 3), Urkunde 1097, 27. Februar 782 – Reg. 1680". Heidelberger historische Bestände – digital. Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg. p. 114. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  5. ^ Eberhard Ref. "Verzeichnis der pfälzischen Mühlen" (Abschnitt Biedesheim). Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  6. ^ Entry on Biedesheim in EBIDAT, the databank of the European Castles Institute
  7. ^ Armin Wendel (Wahlleiter) (2024-06-12). "Bekanntmachung des Ergebnisses der Wahl zum Gemeinderat Biedesheim am 9. Juni 2024". Verbandsgemeinde Göllheim aktuell, Ausgabe 25/2024. Linus Wittich Medien GmbH, Höhr-Grenzhausen. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  8. ^ Webseite zur Biedesheimer Kirche und ihren Malereien (mit Innenaufnahme)
  9. ^ Laura Braunbach (2019-09-11). "Es ist wieder soweit: die Birressemer Kerb". wochenblatt-reporter.de (in German). Die Rheinpfalz. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  10. ^ "Liniennetzplan Donnersbergkreis" (PDF). vrn.de. Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar GmbH. Retrieved 2025-02-13.