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Bensheim
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Administrative region	Darmstadt
District	Bergstraße
Population	39,642 source (2005)
Area	57.83 km²
Population density	684 /km²
Elevation	123 m
Coordinates	49°40′ N 8°37′ E
Postal code	64601-64625
Area code	06251
Licence plate code	HP
Mayor	Thorsten Herrmann (CDU)
Website	Bensheim.de

Bensheim seen from north

Fürstenlager at Bensheim

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Overview

Bensheim is a city in Hesse, Germany. It is located at the edge of the Odenwald mountains while at the same time having an open view over the Rhine plain. With a population of 39,642 (2005) it is the biggest cíty of the Bergstraße district. It is accessed by routes 3 and 47 and autobahns A5 and A67. Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hesse (German: Hessen) is a state of Germany with an area of 21,110 km² and just over six million inhabitants. ... The Odenwald is a mountain chain in southern Hessen, northern Bavaria and northern Baden-Württemberg. ... The Rhine (Dutch: ; French: ; German: ; Italian: ; Romansh: ) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe at 1,320 kilometres (820 miles), with an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second. ... Bergstraße (Mountain Road) is the name of a mountain route, and the area around it, which stretches across the western edge of the Odenwald in southern Hesse, Germany. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ...

Industry

Economically it is in an area where wine grapes are grown extensively. Many small businesses in the areas such as electronics, software development or services can be found.

Additionally, the city has also attracted factories/offices of Sirona former known as Siemens, Tyco International, Akzo Nobel, Suzuki and SAP SI. Tyco International Ltd. ... Akzo Nobel is a multinational company, active in the fields of healthcare products, coatings and chemicals. ... Suzuki Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation company producing a range of automobiles (especially Keicars), a full range of motorcycles, outboard motors, and a variety of other small combustion-powered engine products. ...

Bensheim-Auerbach - Fürstenlager State Park

The landgraves once used the ”Fürstenlager” near Bensheim-Auerbach as a spa. It is an artistic combination of simple buildings clustered like a village around the Good Well in the middle of a picturesque landscaped park. Like many territorial overlords of their day, its owners sought the peace of a rural idyll far removed from the pomp and circumstance of 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. Lorsch is a small town in southwest Germany (60 kilometers south of Frankfurt) in the Kreis Bergstraße district of Hessen. ... Einhausen is a municipality in southern Hesse (Germany) in the district Bergstraße. ... Zwingenberg is the oldest city in the Bergstrasse district of Germany. ... Lautertal is a community in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. ... Cathedral and old town Cathedral and Starkenburg castle Heppenheim is a city in Hesse, Germany. ...

It is also known for its good traffic connections to other nearby cities. In the North Darmstadt and Frankfurt; in the East Worms; and in the South Heidelberg, Mannheim and Ludwigshafen are all within an hour's drive. Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland (federal state) of Hessen in Germany. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... // Worms (pronounced ) is a city in the southwest of Germany. ... Heidelberg and the other cities of the Neckar valley The castle (Schloss) above the town Main Street (Hauptstrasse) Shopping district View from the so called alley of philosophers (Philosophenweg) towards the Old Town, with Heidelberg Castle, Heiliggeist Church and the Old Bridge Heidelberg is a city in Baden-Württemberg... Mannheim is a city in Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Ludwigshafen am Rhein Panorama from the west Ludwigshafen am Rhein is a city in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, with about 162,000 inhabitants. ...

City divisions and districts

The city is divided into 9 Stadtteile or Ortsteile. The largest Ortsteil is Auerbach. Others are Schwanheim, Fehlheim, Gronau, Zell, Wilmshausen, Schönberg, Langwaden and Hochstädten.

Sister cities

Bensheim's sister cities are: For the 1997 film, see Twin Town Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

• - Amersham, Great Britain, since 1977
• - Mohács, Hungary, since 1987
• - Klodzko, Poland, since 1991
• - Beaune, France, since 1960
• - Riva del Garda, Italy, since 1988
• - Hostinné, Czech Republic, since 2002

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Walderdorffer Hof Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 793 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Walderdorffer Hof Bensheim, ältestes Fachwerkgebäude von Bensheim, Südfront foto by myself 6. ...

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External links

• www.bensheim.de
• Fürstenlager Auerbach
• NITYA SEVA

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Coordinates: 49°40′N, 8°37′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...