Birkenau (Odenwald)

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Birkenau
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Birkenau
Birkenau (Odenwald) (Germany)
Birkenau (Odenwald)
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Bergstraße
Local subdivisions 8 parts
Mayor Ingrid Berbner
Basic statistics
Area 24.56 km² (9.5 sq mi)
Elevation 120 m  (394 ft)
Population 10,245  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 417 /km² (1,080 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HP
Postal code 69488
Area codes 06201, 06209
Website www.birkenau.de

Coordinates: 49°33′45″N 8°42′25″E / 49.5625, 8.70694

Birkenau Castle
Birkenau Castle

Birkenau is a municipality in the Odenwald located in the South of Hesse in Germany. It is part of the district of Kreis Bergstraße (translated: mountain road) and is called "the village of sun dials". This town is in the heart of the Odenwald "Oden's Forrest". The land is hilly, green and dotted with horse farms and forests.

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