Bergstraße ( German: [ˈbɛʁkˌʃtʁaːsə] ; "Mountain Road") is a Kreis ( district ) in the south of Hesse , Germany. It is at the northern end of the Bergstraße route . Neighboring districts are Groß-Gerau , Darmstadt-Dieburg , Odenwaldkreis , Rhein-Neckar-Kreis , the urban district Mannheim , the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis , and the urban district of Worms . Kreis Bergstraße belongs both to the Rhine Neckar Area and the Rhein-Main Region .
6-641: The Melibokus (also Melibocus , Malchen or Malschen ) is at 517 metres (1696 feet), the highest hill in the Bergstraße region of southern Hesse , central Germany . It was also the name of a hill in Germania described by classical sources. But the two are probably not the same. Melibokus overlooks the Rhine valley on the western fringe of the Odenwald region and is a local landmark, clearly visible for many miles. On
12-522: A reminiscence of the former Province Starkenburg, a former provinces of the Grand Duchy of Hesse , to which the District once belonged. 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 Abbey , and the lion in the bottom-right is the sign of Hesse . German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel , who
18-405: Is a settlement in the region, Malchen . One possible etymology derives the name from Old High German malsc , "conceited", which Julius Pokorny reports is from Indo-European mel- "grind" in the sense of "ground down" or "weak". Bergstra%C3%9Fe (district) The district was created in 1938, when the two former districts Bensheim and Heppenheim were merged. The district is located in
24-452: The Odenwald mountains, with the 517m high Melibokus as the highest elevation. The Bergstraße is a tourist route which leads from Darmstadt to Wiesloch ; the northern part of this route goes through the district and gave it its name. The coat of arms is split into four quarters. In the top-left it shows the Starkenburg castle, which is one of the major landmarks in the district and
30-471: The summit there is a small cafe, a public lookout tower and a US Army radio mast erected on the site of a previous stone tower, destroyed during World War II . The hill is accessible from Zwingenberg/Bergstrasse by foot. The "Nibelungensteig" hill trail leads you from the railway station in Zwingenberg towards the east. Despite the modern use of the classical name, the mountain mentioned in classical sources
36-703: Was probably either the Harz mountains, or Thuringian Forest or both. Ptolemy 's Geography (Book 2, Chapter 10) mentions the Melobokon oros , as being just to the south of the Cherusci , corresponding to the mountainous "Silva Bacenis" which Julius Caesar mentioned as separating the Cherusci and the Chatti in Hesse . The medieval place name of the modern Melibokus was Mons Malscus , and there
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