At this spot stands the Lennebergturm (tower), dedicated in 1880 and belonging to the Wander- und Lennebergverein Rheingold Mainz e. V. (a hiking club).
The communal council is made up of 24 volunteer council members (elected in the communal elections on June 9, 2024) and full-time mayor Stephan Hinz (CDU) who took office after his predecessor Rainer Becker (CDU) stepped down prematurely in 2018 - having held office since 1998.
[3] Heraldry of the World also shows a proposed coat of arms for Budenheim put forth in 1956, which apparently failed to win any great support.
[5] In 1911, the most important and finest specimen of a rhinoceros, some 20 million years old from the Miocene, was unearthed in Budenheim.
This is a forerunner to the Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), which reaches a shoulder height of 110 to 150 cm, and which is also now threatened with extinction.
There are also two Flower Princesses to go with the Queen, and for one year they represent the Municipality of Budenheim on special occasions.
“Budenheim” is shorthand for this chemical company in international communication and as such it has carried the municipality's name throughout the world.