Merxheim

Merxheim
Coat of arms of Merxheim
Location of Merxheim within Bad Kreuznach district
Merxheim is located in Germany
Merxheim
Merxheim
Merxheim is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Merxheim
Merxheim
Coordinates: 49°47′40″N 7°33′44″E / 49.79444°N 7.56222°E / 49.79444; 7.56222
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBad Kreuznach
Municipal assoc.Bad Sobernheim
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Egon Eckhardt[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total17.05 km2 (6.58 sq mi)
Elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,436
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55627
Dialling codes06754
Vehicle registrationKH
Websitewww.merxheim.de

Merxheim is a small town and Ortsgemeinde in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Sobernheim. The town's economy is traditionally based on wine making. The town is partnered with Merxheim, Haut-Rhin in France. The town is located around 100 km. east of the city of Luxembourg and around 90 km southwest of Frankfurt. Merxheim is located on the border of Moselle Franconian dialects and Hessian dialects.

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.