About Bensheim
Bensheim is a city in Hesse, Germany with a population of 41,124. It is the 266th largest of the 960 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Germany, and the 13,626th largest worldwide. It lies 460 km from Berlin.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#16of 89
Elevation
103 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
49.684, 8.618
Record updated
2026-05-07
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 960 in GermanyClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.