Birkenau

Birkenau in the is a municipality in the Bergstraße district in southern , . Its nickname is Das Dorf der Sonnenuhren – “The Sundial Village”.
Photo: AK84, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church St. Mariä Himmelfahrt and Birkenau Castle.

Church

Building
is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reisen and Nieder-Liebersbach.

Village
is a village.

Village
Photo: Brühl, Public domain.
is a village.

is a town in , , approximately 15 km north of and 10 km northeast of . It has about 43,000 inhabitants.

Birkenau

Latitude
49.5625° or 49° 33′ 45″ north
Longitude
8.70693° or 8° 42′ 25″ east
Population
10,300
Elevation
150 metres (492 feet)
United Nations Location Code
DE BIA
Open location code
8FXCHP74+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240061432
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2948652
Wiki­data ID
Q512538
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In Other Languages

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