Landkreis Bergstraße
Located in Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hesse Coordinates: 49°40′01″ N 8°40′02″ E
- Population
- 274,169
- 274.2K
- Elevation
- 252 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 23
- listed under Landkreis Bergstraße
- Airports
- MHG Mannheim-City Airport24 km
- FRA Frankfurt Main Airport41 km
About Landkreis Bergstraße
Landkreis Bergstraße is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hesse. Population: 274,169. Elevation: 252 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Mannheim-City Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Steinkopf and Auerbach Castle.
Photos of Landkreis Bergstraße
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Raupenstein Muck · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Neunkircher Höhe Jörg Braukmann Milseburg · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Melibokus Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Krehberg Christos Vittoratos · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Das Buch Muck · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Landkreis Bergstraße
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 82 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- December (95 mm)
- Driest month
- April (62 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 81 | 67 | 79 | 62 | 81 | 81 | 93 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 82 | 95 |
How to get to Landkreis Bergstraße
The nearest airport is Mannheim-City Airport (MHG), 24 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) (41 km). The nearest large city is Darmstadt, 23 km to the north.
Airports
- Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 24 kmsouthwest
- Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 41 kmnorth
- Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 106 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Darmstadt Population: 167K 23 kmnorth
- Mannheim Population: 308K 25 kmsouthwest
- Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 26 kmsouthwest
- Heidelberg Population: 143.3K 29 kmsouth
- Mainz Population: 222.9K 45 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Landkreis Bergstraße
Within 100 km: 1,089 historic and cultural sites, 3,949 natural sites, 838 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km387 places
- Modau River 22 kmNW
- Friesenheimer Insel Island 23 kmSW
- Große Woog Lake 22 kmN
- Hinterer Roxheimer Altrhein Lake 23 kmSW
25–60 km1,581 places
- Elsenz River 32 kmS
- Petersaue Island 49 kmNW
- Mariannenaue Island 57 kmNW
- Königsklinger Aue Island 55 kmNW
60–100 km3,908 places
- Umpfer River 78 kmE
- Aar River 91 kmNW
- Rüdesheimer Aue Island 63 kmNW
- Hattsteinweiher Lake 76 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Landkreis Bergstraße and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Landkreis Bergstraße | Gelsenkirchen | Aachen | Karlsruhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 274.2K | 270K | 265.2K | 283.8K |
| Elevation | 252 m | 48 m | 266 m | 118 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 23° | 24° | 22° | 25° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -1° | 0° | -1° | -1° |
| Annual rainfall | 943 mm | 872 mm | 907 mm | 765 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | May–Sep |
| Distance | — | 233 km | 222 km | 76 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Landkreis Bergstraße
23 places- 1 Bensheim 41.1K
- 2 Viernheim 34.4K
- 3 Lampertheim 32.4K
- 4 Heppenheim (Bergstraße), Kreisstadt 27.9K
- 5 Bürstadt 17.8K
- 6 Lorsch 14.3K
- 7 Fürth 10.8K
- 8 Wald-Michelbach 10.5K
- 9 Mörlenbach 10.2K
- 10 Birkenau 9.6K
- 11 Biblis 9.1K
- 12 Rimbach 8.7K
- 13 Zwingenberg 7.3K
- 14 Lautertal 7K
- 15 Einhausen 6.5K
- 16 Lindenfels 5.1K
- 17 Gorxheimertal 4.2K
- 18 Grasellenbach 4K
- 19 Neckarsteinach 3.8K
- 20 Groß-Rohrheim 3.6K
- 21 Hirschhorn (Neckar) 3.5K
- 22 Abtsteinach 2.4K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Mountains & nature1
- Michelbuch · Natural site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Steinkopf Mountain, Laudenbach4.8 km S
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Auerbach Castle Historic site, Alsbach-Hähnlein5.3 km NW
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Kreuzberg Mountain, Hemsbach7.4 km S
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Hubenkopf Mountain, Hemsbach7.5 km S
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St. Batholomäus Attraction, Laudenbach6.2 km S
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Evangelische Kirche Laudenbach Attraction, Laudenbach6.3 km S
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Heiligenberg Castle Historic site, Seeheim-Jugenheim9.5 km N -
Darsberg Mountain, Seeheim-Jugenheim8.1 km N
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