Dossenheim

Dossenheim
Dossene (local dialect)
Location of Dossenheim within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
Dossenheim
Dossenheim
Coordinates: 49°27′N 8°40′E / 49.450°N 8.667°E / 49.450; 8.667
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictRhein-Neckar-Kreis
First mentioned766 (Lorscher Codex)
SubdivisionsTown with hamlet
Government
  Mayor (201927) David Faulhaber (CDU)
Area
  Total
14.14 km2 (5.46 sq mi)
Elevation
153 m (502 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
12,632
  Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
69125-69221
Dialling codes06221
Vehicle registrationHD
Websitewww.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") and the Bertha Benz Memorial Route.