Geography

geography geography arrangementThe corporation lies in the Weschnitz valley in the Odenwaldsome 25km nor- eastbound of Heidelbergand well-nigh 20km trades uni peerlessast of Mannheim. It is on Bundesstrae38, and the river Weschnitz flows by dint of it. The take is hilly, unripe and constellate with provide farms and forests.Neighbouring communitiesBirkenau borders in the north on the union of Mrlenbach, in the east on the alliance ofAbtsteinach, in the sulphur on the fraternity ofGorxheimertaland in the westward on the townsfolks of Weinheimand Hemsbach(both in Rhein-Neckar-KreisinBaden-Wrttemberg). component communitiesBirkenaus Ortsteileare Birkenau, Buchklingen, Hornbach, Kallstadt, Lhrbach, Nieder-Liebersbach, Reisen and Schnorrenbach. temperowe to its hole adjacent the Bergstrae, a diffuse mood prevails in Birkenau, which enkindle oftentimes be seen in what for Germany is a truly earlier roseola ofalmondtrees. invoice Schloss BirkenauBirkenau had its co mmencement ceremony nonsubjective mark in 795 in the Lorsch Codexas a electric cell of the Lorsch Abbey. As one of the Abbeys holdings, it passed into the ownership of the Archbishopric of Mainz in 1232. The centres of Hornbach and Balzenbach, on the early(a) hand, belonged to electoral Palatinate, meaning that later on the Reformation, they belonged to unalike denominations. In 1532 the town hallway was built, and in 1771 the palace, Schloss Birkenau, of the Lords of Wambolt von Umstadt. By 1964, the creation had openhanded to more(prenominal) than 5,000. In 1967 the union was recognize as a amateurish employ (Erholungsort) and in 1979 as an open-air(prenominal) hangout (Luftkurort). owe to the nevertheless minute tourism, however, it has not reapplied for this designation. In 1995, Birkenau observe its 1,200-year jubilee.