Dossenheim
Dossenheim
Dossene (local dialect) | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Dossenheim
within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district | |
Location of Dossenheim | |
Dossenheim Dossenheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°27′N 8°40′E / 49.450°N 8.667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
| District | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis |
| First mentioned | 766 (Lorscher Codex) |
| Subdivisions | Town with hamlet |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–27) | David Faulhaber (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.15 km2 (5.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 153 m (502 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 12,690 |
| • Density | 896.8/km2 (2,323/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 69125-69221 |
| Dialling codes | 06221 |
| Vehicle registration | HD |
| Website | www.dossenheim.de |
Dossenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔsn̩ˌhaɪ̯m] ⓘ; Palatine German: Dossene) is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis (district) in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
It is located on Bergstraße (which is the reason it is occasionally called "Dossenheim and der Bergstraße" e.g. on the municipalities website) and the Bertha Benz Memorial Route.