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Bensheim
Coat of arms of Bensheim
Coat of arms
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Bergstraße
Elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
 • Total 39,521
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
64601 – 64625
Dialling codes 06251
Vehicle registration HP
Website www.bensheim.de

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.

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 former known as Siemens, Tyco International, Akzo Nobel , Suzuki and SAP SI.

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.

  • Schloss Auerbach

    Auerbach Castle

  • St-Georg Bensheim Tuerme

    St. Georg

  • Walderdorffer Hof Bensheim

    Walderdorffer Hof

  • Wambolter Hof

    Wambolter Hof

Images for kids

  • Lauter Odenwald 05

    The Winkelbach at the Mittelbrücke

  • Bensheim highlighted-map

    City limits of Bensheim

  • Mandelbaumbluete in Bensheim

    Blossoming almond trees on Wormser Straße on 16 March 2007

  • Bensheim 1612

    Bensheim about 1612

  • Fraa vun Bensem

    Fountain figure of the Fraa vun Bensem

  • Bensheim Marktplatz 1869

    Bensheim's marketplace in 1869 (lithograph by F. Rau)

  • Synagogue Bensheim- circa 1900

    Synagogue of Bensheim in 1900

  • Bensheim Jerry Rutberg 02

    US 180th Infantry Regiment entering Bensheim 27 March 1945

  • Alte Gerberei 01

    The Varieté Pegasus in the Old Tannery

  • Bensheim-Auerbach eksa sinagogo Bachgasse 28

    The former Synagogue in Auerbach which nowadays houses a museum

  • Bahnhof Bensheim

    Bensheim station

  • Flugplatz Bensheim 01

    Bensheim airport

  • Arthur von Oettingen

    Arthur von Oettingen

  • Dalberger Hof 02

    Dalberger Hof

  • Metzendorf Villa Ernst 1905

    Villa Ernst (Ludwigstraße) by Heinrich Metzendorf, 1905

  • Haus Fleck Bensheim

    Flecksches Haus

  • Roter Turm Bensheim2

    Rote Turm from about 1300

  • Kirchberghaeuschen bensheim

    Kirchberghäuschen

  • Fürstenlager Bensheim

    Fürstenlager near Bensheim

See also

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