Bensheim

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Bensheim
Town
Inner city of Bensheim
Coat of arms
Location of Bensheim within Bergstraße district
Bensheim Show map of Germany Bensheim Show map of Hesse
Coordinates: 49°40′N 8°37′E / 49.667°N 8.617°E / 49.667; 8.617
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Bergstraße
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Christine Klein[1]
Area
• Total	57.83 km2 (22.33 sq mi)
Elevation	115 m (377 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	42,089
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	64625
Dialling codes	06251
Vehicle registration	HP
Website	https://www.bensheim.de/

Bensheim (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛnsˌhaɪ̯m] ^ⓘ) 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 biggest town.^{[citation needed]}