With a population of 7,100 inhabitants, the town has the legal right to have a marketplace and hold markets. Zwingenberg's earliest documentation dates from 1012 with a reference to the Getwinc area. A city wall is mentioned in 1258 and Zwingenberg was chartered in 1274.
Local landmarks include the white Bergkirche mountain church, Alsbach castle, Auerbach castle and Melibokus mountain (515 meters). The city wall still stands along with the Schlösschen town hall and the Altes Amtsgericht courthouse. A view of the market square and Bergkirche is often used for postcards. There are two wine growing areas nearby, the Zwingenberger Alte Burg (old Castle) and Zwingenberger Steingeröll (stone gravel). White grape varieties grown there include Sylvaner, Riesling, Mueller Thurgau and Morio Muscat. Zwingenberg is part of a larger wine growing area called Hessische Bergstrasse which is known for herb wines.
Zwingenberg and Hanau/Germany, 21th May 2002 - In continuation of a successful collaboration started in 2000, Degussa AG (Düsseldorf), a world industrial leader in speciality chemicals with its Project House Biotechnology and BRAIN AG (Zwingenberg) strengthen their partnership in biocatalysis.
To this end, the company in Zwingenberg in the heart of the BioRegion Rhein-Main-Neckar has at its disposal a comprehensive BioArchive, in which approximately 90 million genes of unique and uncultured microorganisms are currently available.
In addition to a description of points of attack for efficacious substances and their implementation in assay systems, BRAIN identifies new candidates for development in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic market as well as new enzymes for the chemical and life science industry.
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