Why visit Zwingenberg
Townapedia lists 79 museums and landmarks, 14 parks and trails, 50 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 7 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Theater Mobile, Wendel, Schloss Auerbach and Heimatmuseum Zwingenberg.
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About Zwingenberg
Zwingenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈtsvɪŋənˌbɛʁk] ) lies in the Bergstraße district in southern Hessen, Germany, south of Frankfurt and Darmstadt, and with the granting of town rights coming in 1274 it is the oldest town on the Hessen Bergstraße.
From the Wikipedia article Zwingenberg, Hesse (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do7
Museums and landmarks79
Schlößchen Zwingenberg
Monument and historic site
16 Untergasse, Zwingenberg
Ehem. Backhaus, 'Mägdleinschule'
Monument and historic site
Von der westlichen Häuserzeile am Marktplatz zurückgesetzt liegendes Wohnhaus, als Nebengebäude des ehemaligen Wasserschlosses der...
6 Marktplatz, Zwingenberg
Gasthaus zum bunten Löwen
Monument and historic site
Das Haus wird als Restaurant genutzt. Der Löwenkeller im Untergeschoss und der Diefenbachsaal im ersten Stock werden als...
6 Löwenplatz, Zwingenberg
Sanner Flight Champions
Museum · 2.0 km
Privatsammlung Russischer Flugzeug- und Raketentechnik
80 Schillerstraße, Bensheim
Ehem. Synagogue
Monument and historic site
5 Wiesenstraße, Zwingenberg
ehemalige Jugendherberge "Carl Ulrich"
Monument and historic site
11 Die Lange Schneise, Zwingenberg
Jagdschloss Zwingenberg
Monument and historic site
1 Obertor, Zwingenberg
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Parks, trails and playgrounds14
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Restaurants and cafes50
Alte Dorfmühle
Restaurant · Regional · 2.5 km
Öffnungszeiten Stand 05/24
71 Bachgasse, Bensheim
Mo-We 17:00-22:00; Th-Su,PH 12:00-22:00
Altes Brauhaus
Restaurant · Regional
19 Pass, Zwingenberg
We-Sa 17:00-22:00; Su 12:00-21:00; Mo,Tu off
Kaltwasser´s Wohnzimmer
Restaurant · Regional
Auswahl aus Menü mit drei, vier oder fünf Gängen.
15 Obergasse, Zwingenberg
Mo-Tu,Su off; We-Sa 18:00-23:00
Bunter Löwe
Restaurant · Regional
6 Löwenplatz, Zwingenberg
Mo-Tu off; We-Fr 11:30-14:00,17:30-22:00; Sa 17:30-22:00; Su...
Chinarestaurant Pavillon
Restaurant · Chinese · 2.3 km
163a Berliner Ring, Bensheim
Mo 11:30-15:00, 17:30-23:00; Tu off; We-Su 11:30-15:00, 17:30-23:00
Habanero
Restaurant · Mexican, Pizza
16 Obergasse, Zwingenberg
Mo-Th 17:00-22:30; Fr-Sa 17:00-23:30; Su 17:00-22:00
Restaurant Parma
Restaurant · Pizza, Italian, Indian · 2.6 km
181 Darmstädter Straße, Bensheim
Mo-Tu,Th-Sa 14:00-23:45; We off; Su 14:00-22:00
Zum Holzwurm
Restaurant · Austrian · 2.6 km
183B Darmstädter Straße, Bensheim
Mo,Th-Su 11:30-14:30,17:30-21:00; Tu-We off
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History
“About when or by whom this town was built there is no information. That it is an ancient town can be gathered from all facts.” The earliest mention of locum getwinc is a document from 1015 in which Emperor Heinrich II donated hunting rights to the Lorsch Abbey. The placename Zwingenberg refers to how travellers on the Bergstraße were forced (in German gezwungen; infinitive zwingen) to pass through the town's gates by the wetland and lowland forest that lay west of town.
Through his marriage to Hildegard von Henneberg, Henry II of Katzenelnbogen, whom King Konrad III raised to Count in 1138, had parts of the Bergstraße pass to him about 1135. Zwingenberg now belonged to the County of Katzenelnbogen with its seat at the like-named town. The county was divided into upper and lower halves, with the former lying on the Rhine around Sankt Goar and the latter in southern Hessen.
To guard his southern holdings on the Bergstraße and his toll income, Count Diether IV built a lower castle in Zwingenberg and a high castle, the Auerbacher Schloss, above Auerbach.
In 1258, Diether V received the right to build a church in Zwingenberg:
From the History section of Zwingenberg, Hesse on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship11
Adventgemeinde Alsbach-Hähnlein
Church · Seventh Day Adventist · 2.5 km
35 Sandwiesenstraße, Alsbach-Hähnlein
Adventgemeinde Bensheim
Church · Seventh Day Adventist · 2.4 km
237 Wilhelmstraße, Bensheim
Kath. Pfarrkirche Maria Himmelfahrt
Church · Roman Catholic
18 Heidelberger Straße, Zwingenberg
Shopping18
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Healthcare8
Sonnen Apotheke
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.5 km
79 Alte Bergstraße, Alsbach-Hähnlein
Map of Zwingenberg
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Getting there and nearby towns
City-Airport Mannheim (MHG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 29 km away.
- Alsbach-Hähnlein 2 km northwest, about 2 min by car
- Bickenbach 4 km north, about 4 min by car
- Bensheim 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Seeheim-Jugenheim 5 km northeast, about 5 min by car
- Einhausen 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Lorsch 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Pfungstadt 9 km north, about 9 min by car
- Heppenheim an der Bergstrasse 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Gernsheim 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Biblis 12 km west, about 12 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Zwingenberg01, Photonpoet at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Heimatmuseum (Zwingenberg)-01, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Heimatmuseum (Zwingenberg)-02, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Loewenplatz 6 in Zwingenberg (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zwingenberg, Pass 3, Karsten Ratzke, CC0
- Zwingenberg, Pass 9, Karsten Ratzke, CC0
- Zwingenberg, Darmstädter Straße 1, Karsten Ratzke, CC0
- Town hall of Zwingenberg (5), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pass 3 in Zwingenberg (3), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pass 3 in Zwingenberg (2), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pass 3 in Zwingenberg (4), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pass 3 in Zwingenberg (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pass 9 in Zwingenberg (2), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Town hall of Zwingenberg (4), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pass 9 in Zwingenberg (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zwingenberg, Gedenkstein Städtepartnerschaft Brisighella, Karsten Ratzke, CC0
- Loewenplatz 6 in Zwingenberg (2), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Loewenplatz 6 in Zwingenberg (4), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Loewenplatz 6 in Zwingenberg (3), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zwingenberg, Gedenkstein Städtepartnerschaft Tetbury, Karsten Ratzke, CC0
- Zwingenberg, Gedenkstein Max Loebell, Karsten Ratzke, CC0
- Town hall of Zwingenberg (3), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zwingenberg, Darmstädter Straße 5, Karsten Ratzke, CC0
- Zwingenberg, Darmstädter Straße 5, Schlusstein, Karsten Ratzke, CC0
- Zwingenberg, Löwenplatz 4, Karsten Ratzke, CC0
- Zwingenberg, Löwenplatzbrunnen, Muck, CC0
- Town hall of Zwingenberg (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Obergasse 23 in Zwingenberg (3), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Town hall of Zwingenberg (2), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Loewenplatz 6 in Zwingenberg (5), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Obergasse 23 in Zwingenberg (2), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Obergasse 21 in Zwingenberg (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Obergasse 21 in Zwingenberg (2), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Auerbacher Schloss - Blick von unten, Philipp Hayer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Melibokus von Schloss Auerbach, Jörg Braukmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lutheran church in Zwingenberg (8), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Synagoge Auerbach 03, Kpaugustin, CC0
- Zwingenberg Löwenplatz 6 c, Thomas Pusch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zwingenberg eksa sinagogo a, Thomas Pusch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schlösschen Zwingenberg 01, Commander-pirx, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jagdschloss Zwingenberg 01, Commander-pirx, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Obere Burg Zwingenberg 03, Commander-pirx, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Orbishöhe von Auerbach und Zwingenberg (4), Karsten Ratzke, CC0
- Aussichtsturm Melibokus-01, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Auerbach, Christuskirche, Karsten Ratzke, CC0
- Evangelische Kirche, Kirchstraße 21, 1, Alsbach, Alsbach-Hähnlein, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zwingenberg, Marktplatz 6, Karsten Ratzke, CC0
- Zwingenberg, Auf dem Berg 9-11, Karsten Ratzke, CC0
- Stolperstein Anna Horowitz, 1, Kirchstraße 29, Alsbach, Alsbach-Hähnlein, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Anni David, 1, Hauptstraße 20, Alsbach, Alsbach-Hähnlein, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Neuapostolische Kirche Bensheim-Auerbach, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bergkirche Bensheim-Auerbach von Süden 1, Reinhard Dietrich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gedenkstein Kiliansblick, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
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