Bensheim

Bensheim
Bensheim
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bensheim
	Bensheim Bensheim
	Coordinates: 49°40′0″N 8°37′0″E / 49.66667°N 8.61667°E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Bergstraße
Government
• Mayor	Christine Klein
Area
• Total	57.83 km2 (22.33 sq mi)
Elevation	123 m (404 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	42,089
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	64601 – 64625
Dialling codes	06251
Vehicle registration	HP
Website	www.bensheim.de

Bensheim is a city in Hesse, Germany. It is at the edge of the Odenwald and near to the river Rhine. It had 39,642 inhabitants in 2005 and is the biggest city of the Bergstraße district.

Industry

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

The city has also factories/offices of Sirona Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine former known as Siemens, Tyco International, Akzo Nobel Archived 2008-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Suzuki and SAP SI Archived 2019-06-29 at the Wayback Machine.

Bensheim-Auerbach - Fürstenlager State Park

The ”Fürstenlager” near Bensheim-Auerbach are simple buildings built like a village around the Good Well in the middle of a landscaped park. Its owners sought the peace of a rural idyll far removed from the 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.

It is also known for its good traffic connections to other nearby cities. In the North Darmstadt and Frankfurt am Main; in the East Worms; and in the South Heidelberg, Mannheim and Ludwigshafen are all within an hour's drive.