Die Herrenwiesen

Die Herrenwiesen is a locality in Hesse, Germany. Die Herrenwiesen is situated near the locality Die Kellersäcker, as well as near Die Vogteischreiberswiesen.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Tongrubengelände von Bensheim und Heppenheim and Starkenburg Observatory.

Tongrubengelände von Bensheim und Heppenheim

Nature reserve

Photo: René Schröder, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tongrubengelände von Bensheim und Heppenheim is a nature reserve.

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. Starkenburg Observatory is situated 3½ km east of Die Herrenwiesen.

King’s Hall Lorsch

Photo: Kuebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

King’s Hall Lorsch is situated 2½ km west of Die Herrenwiesen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heppenheim and Lorsch.

Heppenheim

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Heppenheim is a town in South Hesse, Germany along the Bergstraße, a mountain road running on the western edge of the Odenwald mountain range.

Lorsch

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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.