Ober-Hilbersheim
Municipality
Church of Saint Joseph
Coat of arms
Location of Ober-Hilbersheim within Mainz-Bingen district
Ober-Hilbersheim Show map of Germany Ober-Hilbersheim Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 49°53′59″N 8°01′44″E / 49.89972°N 8.02889°E / 49.89972; 8.02889
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  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,008
• Density	140/km2 (350/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

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.

Geography

Location

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.

History

In 1108, Ober-Hilbersheim had its first documentary mention as Hilbridisheim.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a municipal election held on 13 June 2004 by majority vote.

Mayors

• 1946-????: Karl Lahr (FDP, as of 1956 FVP, as of 1957 DP)
• 2001-incumbent: Heiko Schmuck

Coat of arms

The municipality's arms might be described thus: Azure a horse's head couped at the neck Or langued gules.

Culture and sightseeing

Regular events

• The Ober-Hilbersheim Wine and Art Fair takes place early every July.
• The Ober-Hilbersheim Christmas Market is held on the second weekend in Advent.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

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.

Education

• Municipal kindergarten