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Bergstrasse

Statistics
State:Hesse
Adm. Region:Darmstadt
Capital:Heppenheim[?]
Area:719.54 km²
Inhabitants:264,695 (2001)
pop. density:368 inh./km²
Car identification:HP
Homepage:http://www.kreis-bergstrasse.de
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Bergstraße (translated: hill street) is a Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Groß-Gerau, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Odenwaldkreis, Rhein-Neckar, district-free Mannheim, Ludwighafen, and district-free Worms.

Table of contents
1 Geography
2 Coat of arms
3 Towns and municipalities
 4 External links

     Geography  

The district is located in the Odenwald mountains. The Bergstraße is a touristical route which leads from Darmstadt to Wiesloch[?], the northern part of this route goes through the district and gave it its name.

     Coat of arms  

De bergstrasse coat.png The coat of arms is split into four quarters. In the top-left it shows the Starkenburg castle, which is one of the main castles in the district. The flower in the top-right stands for the flower-richness in spring. The cross in the bottom-left derives from the coat of arms of the imperial abbey of Lorsch[?], and the lion in the bottom-right is the sign of Hesse.

    Towns and municipalities 

Towns
  1. Bensheim[?]
  2. Bürstadt[?]
  3. Heppenheim[?]
  4. Hirschhorn[?]
  5. Lampertheim[?]
  6. Lindenfels[?]
  7. Lorsch[?]
  8. Neckarsteinach[?]
  9. Viernheim[?]
  10. Zwingenberg[?]
Municipalities
  1. Abtsteinach[?]
  2. Biblis[?]
  3. Birkenau[?]
  4. Einhausen[?]
  5. Fürth[?]
  6. Gorxheimertal[?]
  7. Grasellenbach[?]
  8. Groß-Rohrheim[?]
  9. Lautertal[?]
  10. Mörlenbach[?]
  11. Rimbach[?]
  12. Wald-Michelbach[?]

    External links