Tongrubengelände von Bensheim und Heppenheim
Tongrubengelände von Bensheim und Heppenheim is a nature reserve in Hesse, Germany. Tongrubengelände von Bensheim und Heppenheim is situated nearby to the locality Die Allmenwiesen, as well as near In den Dicken Böllen.Photo: René Schröder, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected area in Germany
- Also known as: “Clay pit area of Bensheim and Heppenheim”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Starkenburg Observatory and Bensheim station.
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.
Bensheim station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Bensheim and Heppenheim.
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.
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
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.
Tongrubengelände von Bensheim und Heppenheim
- Categories: Naturschutzgebiet and recreation area
- Location: Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.6599° or 49° 39′ 36″ northLongitude
8.6173° or 8° 37′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8FXCMJ58+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 682358369OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q61952152
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Spanish—“Tongrubengelände von Bensheim und Heppenheim” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Tongrubengelände von Bensheim und Heppenheim”
- French: “Tongrubengelände von Bensheim und Heppenheim”
- German: “Naturschutzgebiet Tongrubengelände von Bensheim und Heppenheim”
- German: “NSG Tongrubengelände von Bensheim und Heppenheim”
- German: “Tongrubengelände von Bensheim und Heppenheim”
- Spanish: “Tongrubengelände von Bensheim und Heppenheim”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Die Allmenwiesen and In den Dicken Böllen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jochimsee and Kälberpfad.
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