Mosbach

Mosbach (South Franconian: Mossbach) is a town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. About 25,000 people live there. It is between Heidelberg and Heilbronn. There are other big towns nearby: Sinsheim, Eberbach and Osterburken.

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Coat of arms of Mosbach
Location of Mosbach within Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis district
Mosbach in MOS.svg
Coordinates: 49°21′8″N 9°8′48″E / 49.35222°N 9.14667°E / 49.35222; 9.14667Coordinates: 49°21′8″N 9°8′48″E / 49.35222°N 9.14667°E / 49.35222; 9.14667
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictNeckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Subdivisions6
Government
 • MayorMichael Jann (CDU)
Area
 • Total62.23 km2 (24.03 sq mi)
Elevation
156 m (512 ft)
Population
 (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total23,000
 • Density370/km2 (957/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
74821
Vehicle registrationMOS, BCH
Websitewww.mosbach.de

In Neckarelz, a suburb of Mosbach, is the most important train station. There are trains running from Mannheim - Heidelberg - Heilbronn, Stuttgart - Heilbronn - Neckarelz and Kaiserslautern - Mannheim - Heidelberg - Mosbach - Osterburken. There are also 2 other stations: Mosbach and Mosbach West. There are only trains from Kaiserslautern to Osterburken.

Mosbach has an area of 62.23 square kilometres (24.0 square miles). The postal codes are from 74801 to 74821, the old one was 6950. The telephone numbers start with +49 6261, The cars have number plates with the letters MOS.

References

  1. "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Other websites

  Media related to Mosbach at Wikimedia Commons