Biblis: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

For those interested in culture, the Heylshof Kunsthaus Foundation in the surrounding area of Biblis is a specific point of interest; the Museum im Andreasstift, Lorsch Abbey, the Vogelpark Zoo and Schloßberg are also located in the surrounding area.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Biblis.

Surroundings

In the wider region around Biblis are Lindenstein, Hohberg and Hemsbach Castle.

Biblis is located in the Rhine Graben west of the Odenwald, directly north of the lower reaches of the Weschnitz. The Weschnitz flows into the Rhine a few kilometres northwest of the municipality.

Culture and History

The Catholic Church of St. Bartholomew is a distinctive local landmark; its two towers rise visibly above Biblis.

Biblis and Wattenheim are documented in the Lorsch Codex from the year 836; Nordheim is recorded in 1129 in connection with the Bishops of Worms and the Neuhausen collegiate foundation.

Biblis was first documented in 836 in the Codex Laureshamensis of Lorsch Abbey under the name Bibifloz; Bibifloz means “settlement by the water”. Later, in 846, the area was bequeathed to Lorsch Abbey.

Local Character

Biblis has a long-standing connection with cucumber cultivation, which has influenced the development of the municipality. For those interested in regional food culture, this connection is a specific local theme.

Accessibility

Biblis is located between the metropolitan areas of Mannheim and Frankfurt; transport links include motorways, federal and state roads, as well as Deutsche Bahn connections.

The municipality includes Biblis and the districts of Nordheim and Wattenheim.

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Further Destinations

More places within the same destination:

Gorxheimertal, Lampertheim, Zwingenberg, Neckarsteinach, Hirschhorn Am Neckar, Lindenfels, Wald-Michelbach, Viernheim.