Zwingenberg, Hesse
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Location of Zwingenberg within Bergstraße district
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| Coordinates: 49°43′0″N 8°37′0″E / 49.71667°N 8.61667°ECoordinates: 49°43′0″N 8°37′0″E / 49.71667°N 8.61667°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
| District | Bergstraße | |
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| • Mayor | Holger Habich (FDP) | |
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| • Total | 5.66 km2 (2.19 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 6,928 | |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 64673 | |
| Dialling codes | 06251 | |
| Vehicle registration | HP | |
| Website | www.zwingenberg.de | |
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Zwingenberg lies in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany, south of Frankfurt and Darmstadt, and with the granting of town rights coming in 1274 it is the oldest town on the Hessian Bergstraße.
Zwingenberg lies on the western edge of the Odenwald at the foot of the Melibokus, at 517.4 m above sea level the Bergstraße’s highest mountain. The municipal area’s elevation varies between roughly 90 m above sea level in the outlying centre of Rodau and just under 300 m on the slope of the Melibokus. Zwingenberg’s highest elevation is no one single mountain. Rather, it runs along the Melibokus’s slope into the area of Auerbach, an outlying centre of Bensheim. The 100-metre marker at Zwingenberg railway station is taken to be the standard. In the west, Zwingenberg abuts the Hessisches Ried, and thereby the Rhine rift.
In Zwingenberg’s west, towards Rodau and in Rodau itself, cropraising and meadows prevail. Only a small patch of woodland belongs to the municipal area near the Niederwaldsee (lake). In Zwingenberg there still exist remnants of, and even new fruit farming (mainly apples). On the outlying hills of the Orbishöhe (heights) and towards Luciberg is found winegrowing. Moreover, almond trees grow in the region. A narrower line of woodland in the municipal area can still be found in the area of the Morgenruhe foundry and running by way of Blockhütte towards Comoder Weg. Remains of granite quarrying can also still be made out.
Under the windbreak afforded by the Melibokus, a microclimate holds sway, which can in places near the slope lead to less precipitation than is found, for example, on the plain.
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