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Discover Schönberg
The district Schönberg of Bensheim in Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt (Hesse) is a district in Germany about 285 mi south-west of Berlin, the country's capital city.
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When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Heppenheim an der Bergstrasse, Alsbach-Hahnlein, Bickenbach, Seeheim-Jugenheim and Laudenbach. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Evening Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 72% |
Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 95% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
10°C (49 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
9°C (47 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Best Western Parkhotel Krone
Alleehotel Europa
Lufthansa Seeheim More than a Conference Hotel
Am Bruchsee
Villa Boddin
K-Lounge Pension Cafe Bistro
Goldkind Feine Wohn & Schlafstuben
Bacchus
Boarding House
Residenz
Videos from this area
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Weihnachtsmarkt in Bensheim
Der Weihnachtsmarkt in Bensheim ist eröffnet. Ein kleiner Rundgang mit der Video-Kamera.
Broilers - Wie Weit Wir Gehen (2014 live @ Hessentag Bensheim)
Hessentag am 07.06. 2014 in Bensheim , wieder mal genial...freue mich schon auf das nächste Konzert. Maybe this Year?
Urlaub in Bensheim April 2010 Teil 1
Urlaub in Bensheim April 2010 Teil 1 Ein Blick auf das Haus der Vermieter Familie Horster in der Breslauer Straße 14. Ein Ausflug in die Altsadt von Bensheim.
Feuerwerk Winzerfest Bensheim 2011
Das Brilliantfeuerwerk zum Abschluss des Bensheimer Winzerfest 2011. Unterhalb des Kirchbergs. Full HD (1080p) Video http://youtu.be/Jfh6xXidMMk.
Urlaub in Bensheim April 2010 Teil 2
Urlaub in Bensheim April 2010 Teil 2 Ausflug zum Staatspark Fürstenlager.
Broilers - Zurück Zum Beton (2014 live @ Hessentag Bensheim)
Hessentag am 07.06. 2014 in Bensheim , wieder mal genial...freue mich schon auf das nächste Konzert. Maybe this Year?
GGEW Grand Prix in Bensheim
Ideales Cross-Wetter, aber wenig Zuschauer beim GGEW Grand Prix in Bensheim. Die Fans erlebten Spitzensport hautnah.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Bergstraße (district)
Bergstraße ("Mountain Road") is a Kreis in the south of Hesse, Germany. 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.
Lindenfels
Lindenfels is a town in the Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany.
Lorsch Abbey
The Abbey of Lorsch (German: Reichsabtei Lorsch; Latin: Laureshamense Monasterium, called also Laurissa and Lauresham) is a former Imperial Abbey in Lorsch, Germany, about 10 km east of Worms, one of the most renowned monasteries of the Carolingian Empire. Even in its ruined state, its remains are among the most important pre-Romanesque–Carolingian style buildings in Germany.
Starkenburg Observatory
Starkenburg-Sternwarte (Starkenburg Observatory) is an astronomical observatory in Heppenheim, Germany. It was formed in 1970, and currently has about 150 members. The instruments at the observatory consists of: 0.45m newtonian 0.30m Meade LX200 0.20m refractor 0.15m refractor 0.10m refractor 0.19m flat-field camera 0.14m schmidt camera The observatory was the venue for the 1997 and 2003 meetings of the European Radio Astronomy Congress.
Auerbach Castle
Auerbach Castle is one of several dramatic fortresses along the Bergstrasse in southern Hesse, Germany. The castle was originally built by King Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, and then re-built by Count Diether IV of the Katzenelnbogen dynasty in the second quarter of the 13th century and stands prominently on a hill known as Urberg, an arm of Melibokus mountain, above the town of Bensheim-Auerbach.
Vorderrhein
The Vorderrhein is one of the two sources of the Rhine. Its catchment area of 1,512 square kilometres is located predominantly in the Canton of Graubünden. The Vorderrhein is about 76 kilometres long, thus more than 5% longer than the Hinterrhein (each measured to the farthest source). The Vorderrhein, however, has an average water flow of 53.8 m/s, which is less than the flow of the Hinterrhein.
Balkhausen
Balkhausen is a community of 693 inhabitants forming part of the municipality Seeheim-Jugenheim in the state of Hesse in Germany. For more information, see the homepage of the village (in German): www. balkhausen. net.
Frankenstein Castle
Frankenstein Castle (Burg Frankenstein) is a hilltop castle about 5 km south of Darmstadt in Germany. Modern claims of the castle having an influence on the work of Mary Shelley remain controversial.
Hessische Bergstraße
The Hessische Bergstraße ("Hessian Mountain Road") is a defined region (Anbaugebiet) for wine in Germany located in the state of Hesse among the northern and western slopes of the Odenwald mountain chain. With only 439 hectares of vineyards it is the smallest of the 13 German quality wine regions. At 21% red grape varieties and 79% white varieties, it is planted with primarily Riesling (48% as of 2008) and Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir, 10%).
Niederwaldsee
The Niederwaldsee is a lake in Bensheim. Bensheim is a town in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany.
Felsberg (Odenwald)
Felsberg is a Odenwald mountain in Hesse, Germany.
Hemsberg
Hemsberg is a mountain of Hesse, Germany.
Kirchberg (Bensheim)
Kirchberg (Bensheim) is a mountain of Hesse, Germany.
Neutscher Höhe
Neutscher Höhe is a mountain of Hesse, Germany.
Ober-Laudenbach
Ober-Laudenbach is a municipality of the town of Heppenheim in the state of Hesse, Germany.
Nibelungensteig
The Nibelungensteig is a hiking trail in the Odenwald, a mountain range in the southern part of Hesse, Germany. The trail starts in Zwingenberg (Bergstraße) and ends in Freudenberg (Main). However, the trail can be hiked in both directions. Either way, one has to travel its 124 kilometers length and overcome 4,000 meters of altitude. The Nibelungensteig leads mostly over naturally made paths.
Martin-Luther-Schule
The Martin Luther Schule (MLS) is a secondary school ("Gymnasium") with the main focus on the subject music. It is placed in Rimbach, which is a village in the "Weschnitztal". With its about 1600 students the MLS is one of the biggest schools in the "Kreis Bergstraße". The school was founded in 1887.
Auer (Odenwald)
Auer is a river of Hesse, Germany.
Odenwaldschule
Odenwaldschule, is a German school located in Heppenheim in the Odenwald. Founded in 1910, it is Germany's oldest landschulheim, a private boarding school located in a rural setting. Edith and Paul Geheeb established it using their concept of progressive education, which integrated the work of the head and hand. The school was run by Minna Specht from 1946 to 1951.
Bensheim station
Bensheim station is in the town of Bensheim on the Main-Neckar Railway, connecting Frankfurt and Heidelberg, in the German state of Hesse. The station is also the beginning and end of the single-track non-electrified Worms–Bensheim line. 114 trains stop at Bensheim station every day, of which about one-third are long-distance services. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station. Bensheim station is protected as a cultural monument under the Hessian heritage legislation.
Schloss Heiligenberg (Jugenheim)
Schloss Heiligenberg is a castle to the east of Jugenheim, part of Seeheim-Jugenheim, about 12 kilometres to the south of Darmstadt. It is built on the Heiligenberg, with panoramic views of the Rhineland as far as the Palatinate. It is now the headquarters of the Amtes für Lehrerbildung, though its 'Gartensaal' is occasionally used for concerts and art exhibitions.
Heppenheim (Bergstr) station
Heppenheim (Bergstraße) station is a station in the town of Heppenheim and it is the most southerly station in the German state of Hesse on the Main-Neckar Railway between Frankfurt and Heidelberg. On weekdays the station is served by two Intercity services on the long-distance network of Deutsche Bahn. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.
Bickenbach (Bergstr) station
Bickenbach (Bergstr) station is the only station in the municipality of Bickenbach in the German state of Hesse on the Main-Neckar Railway between Frankfurt and Heidelberg. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.
Zwingenberg (Bergstraße) station
Zwingenberg (Bergstr) station is a station on the Main-Neckar Railway in the town of Zwingenberg on the Mountain Road in the German state of Hesse. It has a heritage-listed entrance building. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn (DB) as a category 5 station.
Bensheim-Auerbach station
Bensheim-Auerbach station is a station on the Main-Neckar Railway in the Bensheim district of Auerbach on the Mountain Road in the German state of Hesse. It has a heritage-listed entrance building. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn (DB) as a category 5 station. Only Regionalbahn services stop at the 3 platform tracks (only tracks 1 and 2 are used regularly).