Bensheim a little town on the Bergstrae History

Bensheim a little town on the Bergstraße • • History Culture Young people Recreational activities Geographical position Surrounding area City centre

Geographical Position (1) • Bensheim is a city in Hessen, located between Darmstadt and Mannheim • It´s near the city of Frankfurt

Geographical Position (2) city map of Bensheim

History (1) • More than 1230 years ago Bensheim was mentioned for the first time • In the 13 th century Bensheim was awarded its town charter • In 1301 Bensheim burnt down

History (2) • During the Thirty Years War (16181648) the legendary „Fraa vun Bensem“ helped to save the town from the Swedish troops • Now Bensheim and its 9 districts has about 40. 000 inhabitants, more than 200 retail stores and 250 registered companies

City Centre

The Districts of Bensheim (1) • The city centre (east of the railway line) and its surroundings • The „western city“ (west of the railway line) • Auerbach (north of the city centre)

The Districts of Bensheim (2) • The Odenwald communities: Þ Schönberg Þ Wilmshausen Þ Hochstädten Þ Zell Þ Gronau

The Districts of Bensheim (3) • The communities of the Hessian Ried ÞFehlheim ÞSchwanheim ÞLangwaden

Culture (1) • On the picture below you can see the „Kirchberghäuschen“ • Other sights are: Þa big theatre in the city Þa beautiful park called „Fürstenlager“

Culture (2) Þthe castle in Auerbach Þthe „Felsenmeer“ Þthe Vaudeville „Pegasus“

Young people • • Favourite places are: City park Slobos (pub) 4 classics (disco) Apfelbaum (disco) Shisha-Bar Kakadu (cocktail-bar)

Recreational activities (1) Summer • swimming in the lakes around Bensheim • skating • mountain biking around the Melibokus (a 517 m high mountain) • walk through the vineyards

Recreational activities (2) Winter • watching movies at the cinema • swimming in the „Basinus-Bad“ (an indoor swimming pool)

See you soon in Bensheim! Presented by Sonja and Carolin