Bensheim
Bensheim is a city in Hesse, Germany. It is at the edge of the Odenwald and near to the river Rhine. It had 39,642 inhabitants in 2005 and is the biggest city of the Bergstraße district.
Bensheim | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bensheim  | |
  Bensheim  Bensheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′0″N 8°37′0″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Bergstraße |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thorsten Herrmann (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.83 km2 (22.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 40,629 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 64601 – 64625 |
| Dialling codes | 06251 |
| Vehicle registration | HP |
| Website | www |
Industry
Economically it is in an area where wine grapes are grown. Many small businesses in the areas such as electronics, software development or services can be found.
The city has also factories/offices of Sirona Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine former known as Siemens, Tyco International, Akzo Nobel Archived 2008-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Suzuki and SAP SI Archived 2019-06-29 at the Wayback Machine.
Bensheim-Auerbach - Fürstenlager State Park
The ”Fürstenlager” near Bensheim-Auerbach are simple buildings built like a village around the Good Well in the middle of a landscaped park. Its owners sought the peace of a rural idyll far removed from the court.
Neighbouring communities and areas
To the West, Bensheim borders Lorsch and Einhausen; to the North Zwingenberg; to the East Lautertal; and to the South Heppenheim.
It is also known for its good traffic connections to other nearby cities. In the North Darmstadt and Frankfurt am Main; in the East Worms; and in the South Heidelberg, Mannheim and Ludwigshafen are all within an hour's drive.
Auerbach Castle
St. Georg
Walderdorffer Hof
Wambolter Hof
References
- "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2022.
Other websites
Media related to Bensheim at Wikimedia Commons
- www.bensheim.de
- Fürstenlager Auerbach Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- NITYA SEVA