Zwingenberg

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Zwingenberg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Zwingenberg
Zwingenberg (Germany)
Zwingenberg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Bergstraße
Mayor Holger Habich (CDU/FDP)
Basic statistics
Area 5.66 km² (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation 100 m  (328 ft)
Population 7,050  (31/12/2004)
 - Density 1,246 /km² (3,226 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HP
Postal codes 64669–64673
Area code 06251
Website www.zwingenberg.de

Coordinates: 49°43′0″N 8°37′0″E / 49.71667, 8.61667

Zwingenberg is the oldest city in the Bergstraße district of Germany, south of Frankfurt and Darmstadt. It has a population of c. 7,000 inhabitants.

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[edit] History

Zwingenberg's earliest documentation dates from 1012 with a reference to the Getwinc area. A city wall is mentioned in 1258 and Zwingenberg was chartered in 1274.

[edit] Main sights

  • The white Bergkirche mountain church
  • Alsbach castle
  • Auerbach castle (Schloss Auerbach)
  • Melibokus mountain (515 meters).
  • City walls
  • Schlösschen town hall
  • Altes Amtsgericht courthouse.
  • Bergkirche is often used for postcards.

[edit] Economy

There are two wine growing areas nearby, the Zwingenberger Alte Burg (old Castle) and Zwingenberger Steingeröll (stone gravel). White grape varieties grown there include Sylvaner, Riesling, Müller-Thurgau and Morio Muscat. Zwingenberg is part of a larger wine growing area called Hessische Bergstrasse which is known for herb wines.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dietmar Scherf (2006). Deutschland- Landpartien: Landpartien zum genießen. Mair Dumont Dumont. ISBN 3770171500. 

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