Hemsbach

Not to be confused with Hemsbach (Kahl).
Hemsbach

Saint Lawrence Church

Coat of arms
Hemsbach

Coordinates: 49°35′25″N 08°39′23″E / 49.59028°N 8.65639°E / 49.59028; 8.65639Coordinates: 49°35′25″N 08°39′23″E / 49.59028°N 8.65639°E / 49.59028; 8.65639
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Government
  Mayor Jürgen Kirchner
Area
  Total 12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 12,050
  Density 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 69494–69502
Dialling codes 06201
Vehicle registration HD
Website www.hemsbach.de

Hemsbach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the Bergstraße, 18 km northeast of Mannheim.

Hemsbach has restored one of the synagogues that flourished in the town before Kristallnacht.

Hemsbach is twinned with the English town of Wareham, Dorset.

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