Oberheimbach
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Oberheimbach within Mainz-Bingen district
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Coordinates: 50°01′25″N 07°47′09″E / 50.02361°N 7.78583°E / 50.02361; 7.78583
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Mainz-Bingen
Municipal assoc.	Rhein-Nahe
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Karl Heinz Leinberger[1]
Area
• Total	8.72 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	529
• Density	61/km2 (160/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.oberheimbach.de

Oberheimbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

The inhabitants of this small place are known colloquially as Uhlen.

Geography

Location

Oberheimbach lies between Koblenz and Bad Kreuznach in the valley of the Heimbach. The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds. Since 2003, Oberdiebach has been part of the Rhine Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site.

History

In 983, Oberheimbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 13 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:

(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)

Economy and infrastructure

Winegrowing

Oberheimbach is characterized by winegrowing, and with 59 ha of vineyards under cultivation, it is the biggest winegrowing centre on the Middle Rhine after Boppard (64 ha).

Transport

Bundesstraße 9, which links Mainz with Koblenz, lies northeast of the municipality, roughly 2 km away. The Rheinböllen interchange on the Autobahn A 61 lies roughly 15 km away. The nearest railway station is in Niederheimbach on the Mainz-Koblenz line.