What is Bergstraße (district)?
{{Infobox German district| name=Bergstraße| image_coa=DEU Kreis Bergstrasse COA.svg| image_flag=Flagge Kreis Bergstrasse.svg| state=Hesse| capital=[[Heppenheim]]| regierungsbezirk=[[Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt|Darmstadt]]|Kreisschlüssel = 06431| area=719.54| population=264,695| population_as_of=2001| density=368| carsign=HP| url=[http://www.kreis-bergstrasse.de kreis-bergstrasse.de]| map=hesse_hp.png |latd=49|latm=38 |longd=8|longm=38 }} '''Bergstraße''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Landkreis Bergstraße'', [[Hessian dialects|Hessian]]: ''Londgrääs Bergschdrooß'') is a [[Rural Districts of Germany|rural district]] in south [[Hesse]], [[Germany]]. == History == The district was created in [[1938]]. Two old districts, Bensheim and Heppenheim, joined and became Bergstraße. == Geography == The district is in the [[Odenwald]] mountains. [[Melibokus]] as the highest elevation at 517 meters. The ''[[Bergstraße Route|Bergstraße]]'' is a tourist route which from [[Darmstadt]] to [[Wiesloch]]. The northern part of this route goes through the district and gave it its name. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:DEU Kreis Bergstrasse COA.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The coat of arms is split into four quarters. In the top-left it shows the Starkenburg castle, which is one of the main castles in the district. The flower in the top-right stands for the flower-richness in spring. The cross in the bottom-left derives from the coat of arms of the imperial abbey of [[Lorsch]], and the red and white striped lion in the bottom-right is the sign of [[Hesse]]. |} == Towns and municipalities == {| ! align=left width=50%|Towns ! align=left width=50%|Municipalities |- valign=top || # [[Bensheim]] # [[Bürstadt]] # [[Heppenheim]] # [[Hirschhorn (Neckar)|Hirschhorn]] # [[Lampertheim]] # [[Lindenfels]] # [[Lorsch]] # [[Neckarsteinach]] # [[Viernheim]] # [[Zwingenberg]] || # [[Abtsteinach]] # [[Biblis]] # [[Birkenau (Odenwald)|Birkenau]] # [[Einhausen]] # [[Fürth, Hesse|Fürth]] # [[Gorxheimertal]] # [[Grasellenbach]] # [[Groß-Rohrhe