Heppenheim (Bergstraße), Kreisstadt
Heppenheim is a town in South Hesse, Germany along the Bergstraße, a mountain road running on the western edge of the Odenwald mountain range.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Starkenburg Observatory and Starkenburg.
Starkenburg Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Poisend-Ivy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Starkenburg Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Heppenheim, Germany. It was founded in 1970, and currently has about 150 members. The observatory was the venue for the 1997 and 2003 meetings of the European Radio Astronomy Congress.
Heppenheim Glider Field
Aerodrome
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heppenheim Glider Field is an aerodrome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bensheim and Lorsch.
Bensheim
Photo: Kesslerbensheim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bensheim is a town in the Bergstraße district in southern Hessen, Germany. Bensheim lies on the Bergstraße and at the edge of the Odenwald mountains while at the same time having an open view over the Rhine plain.
Lorsch
Photo: Kuebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lorsch is a town in the Bergstraße district in Hessen, Germany, 60 km south of Frankfurt. Lorsch is well known for the Lorsch Abbey, which has been named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Heppenheim (Bergstraße), Kreisstadt
- Type: Locality with 27,900 residents
- Also known as: “06431011” and “Heppenheim (Bergstrasse), Kreisstadt”
- Location: Bergstraße, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.6407° or 49° 38′ 27″ northLongitude
8.6367° or 8° 38′ 12″ eastPopulation
27,900Elevation
106 metres (348 feet)Open location code
8FXCJJRP+7MGeoNames ID
6559112
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Heppenheim station and Schloßberg.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Heppenheim (Bergstraße), Kreisstadt”. Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.