Schwanenteich

Schwanenteich is a lake in Bensheim, Bergstraße, Hesse. Schwanenteich is situated nearby to the locality In der Roßbach, as well as near Am Dorf.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Auerbach Castle and Melibokus.

Auerbach Castle

Auerbach Castle

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Auerbach Castle is one of several fortresses along the Bergstrasse in southern Hesse, Germany. The castle was originally built by King Charlemagne and rebuilt by Count Diether IV of the Katzenelnbogen dynasty in the second quarter of the 13th century.

Melibokus

Peak

Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Melibokus is at 517 metres, the highest hill in the Bergstraße region of southern Hesse, central Germany. It was also the name of a mountain range in Germania, described by classical sources.

Bensheim station

Railway station

Bensheim station

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Bensheim station is in the town of Bensheim on the Main-Neckar Railway, connecting Frankfurt and Heidelberg, in the German state of Hesse. The station is also the beginning and end of the single-track non-electrified Worms–Bensheim line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heppenheim and Alsbach.

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.

Alsbach

Suburb

Photo: ThomasPusch, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alsbach is a suburb.

Schwanheim

Village

Photo: Kuebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Schwanheim is a village.

Schwanenteich

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Bensheim, Bergstraße, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.7012° or 49° 42′ 4″ north

Longitude

8.6311° or 8° 37′ 52″ east

Open location code

8FXCPJ2J+FC

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

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