Undenheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a

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belonging to a ''

Verbandsgemeinde A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns. Rhinelan ...

'', a kind of collective municipality – in the

Mainz-Bingen Mainz-Bingen is a district (''Kreis'') in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rheingau-Taunus, the district-free cities Wiesbaden and Mainz, the districts Groß-Gerau, Alzey-Worms, Bad ...

district in

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. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Rhein-Selz, whose seat is in

Oppenheim Oppenheim () is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The town is a well-known wine center, being the home of the German Winegrowing Museum, and is particularly known for the wines from the Oppenheimer Krötenbru ...

Geography

Location

The municipality lies in

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Neighbouring municipalities

These are Bechtolsheim,

Gabsheim Gabsheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wörrstadt, whose ...

, Friesenheim, Köngernheim and

Schornsheim Schornsheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The winegrowing centre lies in R ...

Politics

Municipal council

*BfU - Bürger für Undenheim *UFL - Undenheimer Freie Liste *WLU - Lebenswertes Undenheim e. V. *SPD - Social Democratic Party of Germany *CDU - Christian Democratic Union of Germany

Mayor

The current mayor is Marcus Becker of the citizens’ party ''Undenheimer freie Liste'' (UfL).

Town partnerships

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, Côte-d'Or,

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, Province of Verona,

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Culture and sightseeing

In 2003, Undenheim was chosen as “

’s loveliest village”.

Famous people

Sons and daughters of the town

* Ludwig Schwamb (1890–1945) member of the

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References

External links

Municipality’s official webpage
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