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Bensheim

Coordinates: 49°40′0″N 8°37′0″E / 49.66667°N 8.61667°E / 49.66667; 8.61667
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Bensheim
Coat of arms of Bensheim
Location of Bensheim
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Bensheim is located in Germany
Bensheim
Bensheim
Bensheim is located in Hesse
Bensheim
Bensheim
Coordinates: 49°40′0″N 8°37′0″E / 49.66667°N 8.61667°E / 49.66667; 8.61667
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictBergstraße
Government
 • MayorChristine Klein
Area
 • Total57.83 km2 (22.33 sq mi)
Elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total42,089
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
64601 – 64625
Dialling codes06251
Vehicle registrationHP
Websitewww.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

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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

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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

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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.

References

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  1. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.

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