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Alsbach-Hähnlein, Alsbach-Hähnlein, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

Alternative Names:	Al'sbakh-Genljajn, Al'sbakh-Khenlajn, Alsbach-Haehnlein, Alsbach-Hähnlein, Alsbakh-Khenlajn, a er si ba he-hei en lai yin, alsbakh-hahnlyn, arusubahha=henrain, Алсбах-Хенлајн, Альсбах-Генляйн, Альсбах-Хенлайн, السباخ-هاهنلین, アルスバッハ＝ヘーンライン, 阿尔斯巴赫-黑恩莱因
Type:	Seat of a fourth-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:	Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Region:	Alsbach-Hähnlein, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Latitude:	49° 44' 18" N
Longitude:	8° 35' 44" E
Lat/Long (dec):	49.73861,8.59583
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:	9,300 (2015)
Mindat Feature ID:	3272934
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:3272934:6
GUID:	24543938-db7e-4269-b48a-ab08e731bfaa

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Melibokus quarry, Auerbach, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 43' 9" N	8° 37' 32" E	3.0km (1.9 miles)
Linck marble works, Auerbach, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 24" N	8° 39' 1" E	5.3km (3.3 miles)
Seemann quarry, Hochstädten, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 58" N	8° 39' 38" E	5.3km (3.3 miles)
Bangertshöhe, Hochstädten, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 50" N	8° 39' 42" E	5.5km (3.4 miles)
Point 1.0, Teufelsstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 43' 0" N	8° 40' 1" E	5.7km (3.5 miles)
Point 2.0, Teufelsstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 55" N	8° 40' 18" E	6.0km (3.7 miles)
Teufelsstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 58" N	8° 40' 22" E	6.1km (3.8 miles)
Point 3.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 52" N	8° 40' 33" E	6.3km (3.9 miles)
Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 51" N	8° 40' 37" E	6.5km (4.0 miles)
Point 4.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 50" N	8° 40' 41" E	6.5km (4.0 miles)
Point 5.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 50" N	8° 40' 44" E	6.6km (4.1 miles)
Point 6.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 48" N	8° 40' 49" E	6.7km (4.2 miles)
Point 7.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 46" N	8° 40' 49" E	6.7km (4.2 miles)
Elmshausen, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 6" N	8° 40' 12" E	6.7km (4.2 miles)
Roman diorite quarry, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 43' 40" N	8° 41' 20" E	6.8km (4.2 miles)
Point 8.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 45" N	8° 41' 1" E	6.9km (4.3 miles)
Point 9.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 45" N	8° 41' 5" E	7.0km (4.4 miles)
Nieder-Beerbach, Mühltal, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 47' 27" N	8° 40' 36" E	8.2km (5.1 miles)
Point 14.0, Hohenstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 37" N	8° 42' 31" E	8.7km (5.4 miles)
Glasberg quarry, Nieder-Beerbach, Mühltal, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 47' 49" N	8° 41' 38" E	9.6km (6.0 miles)
Hummelscheid, Gronau, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 41' 18" N	8° 42' 18" E	9.6km (6.0 miles)
Märkerwald quarry, Gronau, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 40' 58" N	8° 42' 2" E	9.8km (6.1 miles)
Hohenstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 24" N	8° 43' 25" E	9.9km (6.1 miles)
Katzenstein, Raidelbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 24" N	8° 43' 26" E	9.9km (6.1 miles)
Emmertsberg quarry, Waschenbach, Mühltal, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 47' 44" N	8° 42' 15" E	10.0km (6.2 miles)
Point 20.0, Katzenstein, Raidelbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 32" N	8° 43' 41" E	10.1km (6.3 miles)
Point 21.0, Katzenstein, Raidelbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 29" N	8° 43' 41" E	10.1km (6.3 miles)
OTOBA clay works, Heppenheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 38' 59" N	8° 37' 46" E	10.2km (6.3 miles)
Raidelbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 28" N	8° 43' 55" E	10.4km (6.5 miles)
Bergweg, Gadernheim, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 32" N	8° 44' 6" E	10.5km (6.6 miles)

View of the Auerbach granite quarrying area, in 1911.

Melibokus quarry, Auerbach, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

View of the Lautertal diorite quarrying area, in 1910.

Roman diorite quarry, Reichenbach, Lautertal, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

View of the Lautertal diorite quarrying area, in 1930.

Roman diorite quarry, Reichenbach, Lautertal, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

View of the Auerbach granite quarrying area, in 1911.

Melibokus quarry, Auerbach, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

View of the Lautertal diorite quarrying area, in 1910.

Roman diorite quarry, Reichenbach, Lautertal, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

View of the Lautertal diorite quarrying area, in 1930.

Roman diorite quarry, Reichenbach, Lautertal, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

View of the Auerbach granite quarrying area, in 1911.

Melibokus quarry, Auerbach, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

View of the Lautertal diorite quarrying area, in 1910.

Roman diorite quarry, Reichenbach, Lautertal, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Minerals recorded nearby (within 10.5 km)

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'

ⓘ Aragonite

ⓘ Argentopyrite

ⓘ Arsenbrackebuschite

ⓘ Bariopharmacosiderite

ⓘ Ferrofettelite (TL)

ⓘ Hentschelite (TL)

ⓘ Heulandite-Ca

ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'

ⓘ Heyite

ⓘ Hinsdalite

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende

ⓘ Medenbachite (TL)

ⓘ Phosphogartrellite (TL)

ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'

ⓘ Reichenbachite (TL)

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

ⓘ Tenorite

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Europe	Continent
Germany	Country
Hesse, Germany	City-State
Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	Region
Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	District

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Germany, Hessen, Darmstadt-Dieburg	86.7.165.0.0.0
Germany, Hessen, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Alsbach-HÃ¤hnlein	86.7.165.2253.0.0
Germany, Hessen, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Alsbach-HÃ¤hnlein, Alsbach-HÃ¤hnlein	86.7.165.2253.3789.0

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