Bergstraße (district)

Bergstraße (German: Landkreis Bergstraße, Hessian: Londgrääs Bergschdrooß) is a rural district in south Hesse, Germany.

 History 
The district was created in 1938. Two old districts, Bensheim and Heppenheim, joined and became Bergstraße.

 Geography 
The district is in the Odenwald mountains. Melibokus as the highest elevation at 517 meters. The Bergstraße is a tourist route which from Darmstadt to Wiesloch. The northern part of this route goes through the district and gave it its name.

 Coat of arms 
100px|Coat of armsThe coat of arms is split into four quarters. In the top-left it shows the Starkenburg castle, which is one of the main castles in the district. The flower in the top-right stands for the flower-richness in spring. The cross in the bottom-left derives from the coat of arms of the imperial abbey of Lorsch, and the red and white striped lion in the bottom-right is the sign of Hesse.

 Towns and municipalities 
TownsMunicipalities Bensheim
 Bürstadt
 Heppenheim
 Hirschhorn
 Lampertheim
 Lindenfels
 Lorsch
 Neckarsteinach
 Viernheim
 Zwingenberg Abtsteinach
 Biblis
 Birkenau
 Einhausen
 Fürth
 Gorxheimertal
 Grasellenbach
 Groß-Rohrheim
 Lautertal
 Mörlenbach
 Rimbach
 Wald-Michelbach

 Other websites 
 Official website (German)