Bensheim

Bensheim
Inner city of Bensheim
Inner city of Bensheim
Coat of arms of Bensheim
Location of Bensheim within Bergstraße district
Groß-RohrheimZwingenbergBiblisViernheimLampertheimBürstadtEinhausenLorschBensheimLautertalLindenfelsHeppenheimHeppenheimFürthGrasellenbachRimbachMörlenbachWald-MichelbachBirkenauAbtsteinachGorxheimertalHirschhornNeckarsteinachMichelbuchRhineland-PalatinateBaden-WürttembergGroß-Gerau (district)Darmstadt-DieburgOdenwaldkreis
Bensheim is located in Germany
Bensheim
Bensheim
Bensheim is located in Hesse
Bensheim
Bensheim
Coordinates: 49°40′N 8°37′E / 49.667°N 8.617°E / 49.667; 8.617
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictBergstraße
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Christine Klein[1]
Area
 • Total57.83 km2 (22.33 sq mi)
Elevation
115 m (377 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total42,089
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
64625
Dialling codes06251
Vehicle registrationHP
Websitehttps://www.bensheim.de/

Bensheim (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛnsˌhaɪ̯m] ) 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.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.