landmark
Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
A UNESCO Jugendstil artists' colony crowned by the golden 'Wedding Tower' and Art Nouveau villas above Darmstadt.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Bensheim
Hesse, Germany · Europe
About Bensheim
Bensheim is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Zwingenberg, 28km from Messel Pit.
Bensheim is in Hesse, Germany, with about 41,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Zwingenberg, about 5 km away.
Bensheim (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛnsˌhaɪm] ) 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. With about 40,000 inhabitants (2016), it is the district's biggestRead more
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Bensheim?
Within an hour or so of Bensheim: Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt (22 km), Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz (23 km), Messel Pit (28 km), Heidelberg Castle (31 km).
Are there any good drives near Bensheim?
The nearest famous roads are Deutsche Weinstraße, Schottenring and Mosel Valley Wine Route.
Where is Bensheim?
Bensheim is in Hesse, Germany, about 5 km from Zwingenberg.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 41,124
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Hesse
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 49.6837, 8.6184
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Bensheim
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz
Intimate museum in Carl Benz's last factory in Ladenburg, displaying pioneering Benz vehicles in the very halls where the inventor of the automobile worked until 1929.
23 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Messel Pit
A UNESCO fossil quarry near Darmstadt that yields exquisitely preserved 47-million-year-old Eocene plants and animals.
28 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Heidelberg Castle
A partly ruined Renaissance castle overlooking the city of Heidelberg, one of Germany's most important Renaissance structures.
31 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
Hockenheimring
German Grand Prix circuit in the Rhine Valley with a museum, driving experiences, and regular track day events.
40 km · about 45 min drive
museum
Technik Museum Speyer
Sister museum to Sinsheim featuring a Boeing 747, submarine, and extensive collection of vintage and classic automobiles.
43 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
Speyer Cathedral
The world's largest surviving Romanesque church, this imperial cathedral holds the tombs of eight German emperors and kings.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Römer Frankfurt
Frankfurt's medieval town hall and its gabled Römerberg square form a postcard-perfect old-town heart amid the skyscrapers.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Bensheim
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 52 kmDeutsche WeinstraßeGermany's oldest wine route winds 85 km past vineyards, almond blossoms and half-timbered villages through the Palatinate.
- 54 kmNerobergA wooded hill above Wiesbaden reached by a water-powered funicular, crowned by a gold-domed Russian Orthodox church.
- 61 kmNiederwalddenkmalA colossal Germania statue above Rüdesheim surveys the Rhine vineyards, reached by a cable car over the steep slopes.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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