Bickenbach, Hesse

Bickenbach
Municipality
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Bickenbach within Darmstadt-Dieburg district
Bickenbach Bickenbach
Coordinates: 49°46′N 8°37′E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Darmstadt-Dieburg
Government
• Mayor (2023–29)	Markus Hennemann (SPD)
Area
• Total	9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Elevation	119 m (390 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	6,148
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	64402–64404
Dialling codes	06257
Vehicle registration	DA
Website	www.bickenbach-bergstrasse.de

Bickenbach is a municipality in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district of Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the Hessische Bergstraße wine region.

Political geography

The federal state of Hesse is divided into three administrative regions (Regierungsbezirk); Bickenbach is located in the most southerly of these regions - Darmstadt. There are fourteen districts (landkreise) within this region; Bickenbach is located in the southern district of Darmstadt-Dieburg. The district surrounds the city of Darmstadt proper. Neighbouring districts include Offenbach to the north, Gross-Gerau to the west, Bergstrasse to the south-west and Odenwaldkreis to the south-east. To the east lies the district of Miltenberg which forms the border with the federal state of Bavaria.

Economy

The organic food supermarket chain Alnatura is headquartered in Bickenbach.