Bensheim is a town in South Hesse, Germany.
Bensheim along with other similar towns is on the Bergstraße, a mountain road running on the western edge of the Odenwald mountain range.
The Altstadt in Bensheim is part of the town's central shopping and restaurant district along Hauptstraße, a pedestrian mall about a half kilometre long that passes through the Marktplatz. The Altstadt also includes some streets crossing and parallel to Hauptstraße. The Altstadt has many half-timbered buildings, some picturesque fountains, a creek under an attractive bridge, and tower that might be part of an old city wall.
- Marktplatz.
- Marktbrunnen. dates from 1895
- House No. 22. former Gasthaus 'Zur Armbrust', built in 1615 – timber-framed corner house with a two-storey bay and half-hipped roof
- House No. 21. renaissance timber framework (built around 1600) of this three-storey house appears relatively unaltered.
- House No. 16-18. ensemble of three identical timber-framed houses built in 1682 “as an adornment of the Market Square” dominate its southern side.
Marktplatz.
- Marktbrunnen. dates from 1895
- House No. 22. former Gasthaus 'Zur Armbrust', built in 1615 – timber-framed corner house with a two-storey bay and half-hipped roof
- House No. 21. renaissance timber framework (built around 1600) of this three-storey house appears relatively unaltered.
- House No. 16-18. ensemble of three identical timber-framed houses built in 1682 “as an adornment of the Market Square” dominate its southern side.
Marktplatz.
- Marktbrunnen. dates from 1895
- House No. 22. former Gasthaus 'Zur Armbrust', built in 1615 – timber-framed corner house with a two-storey bay and half-hipped roof
- House No. 21. renaissance timber framework (built around 1600) of this three-storey house appears relatively unaltered.
- House No. 16-18. ensemble of three identical timber-framed houses built in 1682 “as an adornment of the Market Square” dominate its southern side.
Marktplatz.
- Marktbrunnen. dates from 1895
- House No. 22. former Gasthaus 'Zur Armbrust', built in 1615 – timber-framed corner house with a two-storey bay and half-hipped roof
- House No. 21. renaissance timber framework (built around 1600) of this three-storey house appears relatively unaltered.
- House No. 16-18. ensemble of three identical timber-framed houses built in 1682 “as an adornment of the Market Square” dominate its southern side.
Marktplatz.
- Marktbrunnen. dates from 1895
- House No. 22. former Gasthaus 'Zur Armbrust', built in 1615 – timber-framed corner house with a two-storey bay and half-hipped roof
- House No. 21. renaissance timber framework (built around 1600) of this three-storey house appears relatively unaltered.
- House No. 16-18. ensemble of three identical timber-framed houses built in 1682 “as an adornment of the Market Square” dominate its southern side.
Marktplatz.
- Marktbrunnen. dates from 1895
- House No. 22. former Gasthaus 'Zur Armbrust', built in 1615 – timber-framed corner house with a two-storey bay and half-hipped roof
- House No. 21. renaissance timber framework (built around 1600) of this three-storey house appears relatively unaltered.
- House No. 16-18. ensemble of three identical timber-framed houses built in 1682 “as an adornment of the Market Square” dominate its southern side.
- Bergstraße. Drive along the Landstraße taking in the historic towns along the way.
Bergstraße. Drive along the Landstraße taking in the historic towns along the way.
- Blauer Aff, Kappengasse 2 - Bensheim-Auerbach, +49 6251-72958. from 5PM. Very nice restaurant and wine pub. With atrium to sit outside during warm summer nights.
Blauer Aff, Kappengasse 2 - Bensheim-Auerbach, +49 6251-72958. from 5PM. Very nice restaurant and wine pub. With atrium to sit outside during warm summer nights.
Other places in the Bergstraße region are:
- Darmstadt
- Zwingenberg
- Lorsch
- Heppenheim
- Weinheim
- Schriesheim
- Heidelberg
Places away from the Bergstraße region are:
- Worms