Country Germany Adm. region Darmstadt Time zone CET (UTC+1) Administrative region Darmstadt | State Hesse Capital Heppenheim Vehicle registration HP | |
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Clubs and Teams VfR Bürstadt, TSV Birkenau, VfL Heppenheim Points of interest Melibokus, Neunkircher Höhe, Niederwaldsee, Rhine, Starkenburg Destinations Bensheim, Heppenheim, Lorsch, Lindenfels, Hirschhorn (Neckar) | ||
Bergstraße ("Mountain Road"), pronounced ˈbɛɐkˌʃtʀaːsə, 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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Map of Bergstra%C3%9Fe, Germany
History
The district was created in 1938, when the two former districts Bensheim and Heppenheim were merged.
Geography
The district is located in the Odenwald mountains, with the 517m high Melibokus as the highest elevation. The Bergstraße is a tourist route which leads from Darmstadt to Wiesloch; the northern part of this route goes through the district and gave it its name.