Benjamin Franklin Village

Benjamin Franklin Village, also called BFV, was a United States Army installation in Mannheim-Käfertal, Germany. It opened in 1947 after World War II and was named after Benjamin Franklin.

Type: Neighborhood
Description: United States Army installation in Germany
Also known as: “Benjamin Franklin Village (BFV)” and “Franklin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche and Unionskirche (Mannheim).

Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche

Church

Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche

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Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche is a church.

Unionskirche (Mannheim)

Church

Unionskirche (Mannheim)

Photo: Ernstfath, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Unionskirche (Mannheim) is a church.

Auferstehungskirche (Mannheim)

Church

Auferstehungskirche (Mannheim)

Photo: Frank-m, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Auferstehungskirche (Mannheim) is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Käfertal and Straßenheim.

Käfertal

Suburb

Käfertal is a borough of Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region which is divided into the quarters Käfertal-Mitte, Speckweggebiet, Käfertal-Süd, Sonnenschein and Franklin.

Straßenheim

Hamlet

Photo: HubiB, CC BY 4.0.

Straßenheim is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km east of Benjamin Franklin Village.

Luzenberg

Suburb

Photo: HubiB, CC BY 3.0.

Luzenberg is a suburb, which is situated 4 km west of Benjamin Franklin Village.

Benjamin Franklin Village

Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Mannheim, Karlsruhe Region, Rhine-Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.52051° or 49° 31′ 14″ north

Longitude

8.52947° or 8° 31′ 46″ east

Open location code

8FXCGGCH+6Q

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Benjamin Franklin Village” goes by many names.

German: “Benjamin Franklin Siedlung”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Franklin and Offizierssiedlung.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Benjamin-Franklin-Platz and BFV Chapel.

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