Landkreis Bergstraße
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Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Hesse
- Adm region
- Darmstadt
- Capital
- Heppenheim
- District admin
- Christian Engelhardt ( CDU )
- Total
- 719.54 km (277.82 sq mi)
- Density
- 381.03/km (986.87/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Vehicle registration
- HP
- Website
- kreis-bergstrasse.de
via Wikipedia infobox
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Bergstraße ( German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁkˌʃtʁaːsə] , lit. 'Mountain Road') is a Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany. It is at the northern end of the Bergstraße route. Neighboring districts are Groß-Gerau, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Odenwaldkreis, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, the urban district Mannheim, the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, and the urban district of Worms. Kreis Bergstraße belongs both to the Rhine Neckar Area and the Rhein-Main Region.
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