Biedesheim

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 east and Kaiserslautern, 40 km west.
Besides the village proper, the municipality also includes the inhabited places of Neumühle and Siedlung Schönblick.
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. Later the village was called "Büdesheim" and in 1766 "Rüben-Büdesheim" to distinguish it from "Erbes-Büdesheim" near Alzey. "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.

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.

Heraldry

The coat of arms shows a saltire and two stars.

Culture and sights

Buildings

The protestant church was 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. 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.

Culture

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

Infrastructure

A63 highway run 9 km west of Biedesheim. The village is served by bus line 904 of the VRN that runs from Kirchheimbolanden to Eisenberg.