Bensheim
Sign in to saveBensheim () is a town in the Bergstraße district in southern Hessen, Germany. Bensheim lies on the Bergstraße and at the edge of the Odenwald mountains while at the same time having an open view over the Rhine plain. With about 40,000 inhabitants (2016), it is the district's biggest town.
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Bensheim is a town in southern Germany with about 40,000 residents that serves as the largest city in its district. Located in the Bergstraße area between the Odenwald mountains and the Rhine plain, it occupies a geographically significant position in the Hessen region.
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Key facts
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_photo
- Bensheim Innenstadt.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- Inner city of Bensheim
- German place.image_coa
- Wappen Bensheim.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Bensheim in HP.svg
- German place.state
- Hessen
- German place.region
- Darmstadt
- German place.district
- Bergstraße
- German place.elevation
- 115
- German place.area
- 57.83
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 06431002
- German place.postal_code
- 64625
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- Geography
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- Constituent communities
- Climate
- History
- Settlement history
- Middle Ages
- Early modern times
- Modern times
- Politics
- Town council
- Mayors
- Coat of arms
- Town partnerships
- Sponsorship
- Culture and sightseeing
- Theatre
- Museums
- Music
- Buildings (secular)
- Buildings (ecclesiastical)
- Sport
- Denominational Institute
- Youth culture
- Regular events
- Culinary specialities
- Economy and infrastructure
- Established businesses
- Media
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- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
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Bensheim () is a town in the Bergstraße district in southern Hessen, Germany. Bensheim lies on the Bergstraße and at the edge of the Odenwald mountains while at the same time having an open view over the Rhine plain. With about 40,000 inhabitants (2016), it is the district's biggest town.
== Geography ==