Birkenau

Birkenau in the is a municipality in the Bergstraße district in southern , . Its nickname is Das Dorf der Sonnenuhren – “The Sundial Village”.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Michael and Church St. Mariä Himmelfahrt.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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Castle
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The is a castle on a hill overlooking an der Bergstrasse, in , . It was built between 1907 and 1928 by the Weinheimer Senioren-Convent, a Corps of former students.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weinheim and Hemsbach.

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

Town
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is a town with approximately 12,000 inhabitants in the of , . It belongs to the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region.

Birkenau

Latitude
49.5638° or 49° 33′ 50″ north
Longitude
8.7264° or 8° 43′ 35″ east
Population
9,570
Elevation
149 metres (489 feet)
Open location code
8FXCHP7G+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11158669531
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­municipality
Geo­Names ID
6553155
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Birkenau” goes by many names.

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