 Orstmitte Meckesheim with Protestant church | ||
| Meckesheim | ||
| district | Rhein-Neckar district | |
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| Residents | 5.230 (2019) | |
| height | 154 m, 144 m | |
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Meckesheim is a community in Kraichgau.
background
Meckesheim is located on the Elsenz on the northern edge of the Kraichgau Little Odenwald. The place was mentioned for the first time in 822 in the Lorsch Codex and has belonged to it since 1330 Electoral Palatinate and came to Baden after its dissolution in 1803. 1973 became the eastern neighbor Mönchzell incorporated.
The neighboring towns Wall, Wiesenbach, Lobbach, Spechbach, Eschelbronn, Zuzenhausen, Dielheim and Wiesloch are all in the Rhein-Neckar district.
getting there
By plane
The airport Frankfurt is approx. 100 km away and easily accessible by train.
By train
The 1 Meckesheim train station is on the Elsenzbahn route, it comes from Heidelberg and goes over Sinsheim to Heilbronn. Coming from Heidelberg regional trains and regional express trains or S-Bahn trains of the stop VRNS 5 (Final destination Eppingen) as P 51 (Final destination Aglasterhausen).
By bus
In the street
Meckesheim is crossed by the B45that of Neckargemünd comes and continues after Sinsheim to A6 leads. There are also good connections to the motorway in the neighboring one Wiesloch.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
In Meckesheim
- The 1 Ruins of the St. Martin Church
- The 2 Electricity station from 1909 on a former mill site on the Elsenz
- The 3 Guard house from 1818
- The 4 Protestant church
- The 5 catholic church St. Martin in der Au
- The 6 town hall
- The 7 Old school room, local history museum in the old town hall
In Mönchzell
- The ev. And the 8 cath. church
activities
shop
kitchen
- 1 To the lion, Friedrichstrasse 19, 74909 Meckesheim. Tel.: (0)6226 5044.
nightlife
accommodation
security
health
Practical advice
- Local government, Friedrichstrasse 10, 74909 Meckesheim. Tel.: (0)6226 9200-0, Fax: (0)6226 9200-15.
trips
Excursion to the nature reserve Lower Schwarzbachtal, starting on the southern outskirts of Meckesheim. Here the Schwarzbach flows into the Elsenz.
literature
Web links
- https://www.meckesheim.de/ - Official website of Meckesheim
