Babenhausen is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Gersprenz, 25 km southeast of Frankfurt, and 14 km west of Aschaffenburg. South of its municipal borders, the mountain range of the Odenwald is situated about 15 km away. The landscape is rather flat due to the landscape forming process of the Gersprenz and other small river. Some sections along the Gersprenz are nature preserve with valuable plants and animals, e.g. the white stork or the king fisher. The forrests in the municipal area are mostly pine woods on ice-age dunes with heath fields. The sandy soil is regionally famous for growing Asparagus. Darmstadt-Dieburg is a Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany. ... Hesse (German: Hessen) is a state of Germany with an area of 21,110 km² and just over six million inhabitants. ... Main Station Frankfurt Frankfurt International Airport For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... Aschaffenburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. ... Binomial name Asparagus officinalis L. Asparagus is a type of vegetable obtained from one species within the genus Asparagus, specifically the young shoots of Asparagus officinalis. ...

The town is divided into 6 units:

1. The actual town of Babenhausen, including an medieval core with a castle (12-13th century), numerous old houses and a large part of the city wall (1445). Babenhausen was chartered as town in 1295 being an establishment of the German dynasty of Hohenstaufen.

2. Harreshausen, as small rurally coined village just 1 km away from Babenhausen. Posseses an own castle. At its rim, the "Schöne Eiche" (engl. beautiful oak), the tribal mother of all pyramidal oaks, a variant of the pedunculate oak (quercus robur) was created by mutation.

3. Hergershausen, elected as the 3rd most beautiful village in Hesse

4. Harpertshausen

5. Sickenhofen

6. Langstadt

The US military installation in Babenhausen, Babenhausen Kaserne, formerly home of the 41st Field Artillery Brigade, will be closed in 2007.

Towns and municipalities in Darmstadt-Dieburg district

Alsbach-Hähnlein | Babenhausen | Bickenbach | Dieburg | Eppertshausen | Erzhausen | Fischbachtal | Griesheim | Groß-Bieberau | Groß-Umstadt | Groß-Zimmern | Messel | Modautal | Mühltal | Münster | Ober-Ramstadt | Otzberg | Pfungstadt | Reinheim | Roßdorf | Schaafheim | Seeheim-Jugenheim | Weiterstadt | Image File history File links Wappen_Landkreis_Darmstadt-Dieburg. ... Darmstadt-Dieburg is a Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany. ... Alsbach-Hähnlein is a municipality in southern Hesse (Germany) in the district Darmstadt-Dieburg. ... Dieburg is a town in Hesse, Germany. ... The coat of arms of the municipality Eppertshausen is a municipality in southern Hesse (Germany) in the district Darmstadt-Dieburg. ... Erzhausen is a village in southern Hesse, Germany. ... The coat of arms of the municipality Fischbachtal is a municipality in southern Hesse (Germany) in the district Darmstadt-Dieburg. ... This article is about the german town Griesheim in Hessen, for more see: Griesheim (Begriffsklärung). ... Groß-Bieberau is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany. ... Groß-Umstadt is a city in the Bundesland (federal state) Hesse in Germany. ... Groß-Zimmern is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg, in Hesse, Germany. ... Messel is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg in Hesse near Frankfurt am Main in Germany. ... Mühltal is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg, in Hesse, Germany. ... Münster is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse, Germany. ... Ober-Ramstadt is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany. ... Otzberg is a municipality in south Hesse. ... Pfungstadt is a German city of 25,117 inhabitants, in the state of Hesse. ... Reinheim is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany. ... Roßdorf is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg, in Hesse, Germany. ... Seeheim-Jugenheim is a municipality in Hessen, Germany, with a population of approximately 17. ... Weiterstadt is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany. ...

 

Coordinates: 49°58′N 8°57′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...