Hemsbach

Hemsbach
Saint Lawrence Church
Location of Hemsbach within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
Hemsbach
Hemsbach
Coordinates: 49°35′25″N 08°39′23″E / 49.59028°N 8.65639°E / 49.59028; 8.65639
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictRhein-Neckar-Kreis
Government
  Mayor (201927) Jürgen Kirchner
Area
  Total
12.85 km2 (4.96 sq mi)
Elevation
107 m (351 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
11,994
  Density930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
69494–69502
Dialling codes06201
Vehicle registrationHD
Websitewww.hemsbach.de

Hemsbach (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛmsˌbax] ) is a town with approximately 12,000 inhabitants in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It belongs to the European Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region (Lower Neckar region until 20 May 2003 and Rhine-Neckar-Odenwald region until 31 December 2005). It is situated on the Bergstraße, 18 km northeast of Mannheim. Hemsbach was twinned with Wareham, Dorset in the UK in 1986.