Binau

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Binau
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Binau
Binau (Germany)
Binau
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Mayor Peter Keller
Basic statistics
Area 4.83 km² (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation 253 m  (830 ft)
Population 1,385  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 287 /km² (743 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MOS
Postal code 74862
Area code 06263
Website www.binau.de

Coordinates: 49°22′00″N 09°03′26″E / 49.366667, 9.05722

Binau is a town in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

[edit] History

There are signs of human settlement in the area dating from the Bronze age.

Binau is first mentioned in historical records in 769. The convent in Lorsch had many land holdings in Binau.

The present-day palace stands on the site of an older one, which stood until the middle of the 18th century. Today it is used as a rest home.

The church dates from the 14th century and was remodeled in 1926 and 1956.

The nearby Burg Dauchstein was built in 1150 as a toll station for the Hohenstaufen. It lies about 1.5 km from the town.

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