Mosbach

Not to be confused withMoßbachorMoosbach, Bavaria.

Mosbach(German:[ˈmoːsˌbax];South Franconian:Mossbach) is a town in the north ofBaden-Württemberg,Germany. It is the seat of theNeckar-Odenwalddistrictand has a population of approximately 25,000 distributed in six boroughs: Mosbach Town, Lohrbach, Neckarelz, Diedesheim, Sattelbach and Reichenbuch.

Mosbach
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Mosbach within Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis district
Mosbach Mosbach
Coordinates:49°21′8″N9°8′48″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Subdivisions	6
Government
•Lord mayor(2022–30)	Julian Stipp
Area
• Total	62.23 km2(24.03 sq mi)
Elevation	156 m (512 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	23,484
• Density	380/km2(980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00(CEST)
Postal codes	74821
Dialling codes	06261, 06263 (Reichenbuch), 06267 (Sattelbach)
Vehicle registration	MOS, BCH
Website	mosbach.de

Geography

Mosbach is located about 35 km east ofHeidelberg,south of theOdenwaldmountains at a height of 134-354m at the confluence of theNeckarand theElz.The town is part of the conservation areaNeckartal-Odenwald Nature Parkand theUNESCOBergstrasse-Odenwald Nature Park.

Climate data for Mosbach (precipitation normals 1991-2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Averageprecipitationmm	90.0	76.6	77.2	51.1	81.0	71.1	81.6	71.1	67.1	79.8	82.6	109.6	938.8
Averageprecipitationinches	3.54	3.02	3.04	2.01	3.19	2.80	3.21	2.80	2.64	3.14	3.25	4.31	36.95
Source:Deutscher Wetterdienst

History

The settlement of Mosbach developed around theBenedictinemonastery ofMosbach Abbey("Monasterium Mosabach"), the first written record of which dates from the 9th century. In 1241 rights and privileges had been granted to Mosbach as anImperial free city.These rights were lost in 1362 when Mosbach became part of theElectorate of the Palatinate.With the division of the lands of KingRupertin 1410, Mosbach became the capital of a small principality known asPalatinate-Mosbachas the inheritance for his sonOtto I.With the death of his brotherJohn, Count Palatine of Neumarkt1443, the territory ofPalatinate-Neumarktwas added in a personal union to Palatinate-Mosbach creating the territory ofPalatinate-Mosbach-Neumarkt.This principality was dissolved with the death of Count PalatineOtto IIin 1499. The city and adjoining territory reverted to theElectorate of the Palatinate,and Mosbach became the capital of the administrative district of"Oberamt Mosbach".In 1806 the city was made part of theGrand Duchy of Baden.InWorld War II,the Mosbach area was the location of aDaimler-Benzunderground airplane engine factory,codenamed "Goldfisch".It was occupied by the289th Combat Engineer Battalionin the immediate postwar period.

Twin towns and sister cities

See also:List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Mosbach istwinnedwith:

• Budapest II,Hungary
• Château-Thierry,France
• Finike,Turkey
• Lymington,England, United Kingdom
• Rosolina,Italy

Points of interest

Historic sites include:

• the historic town centre with the pedestrian area andtimber-framedhouses, such as:
  • the Palm House built in 1610, which is the town's emblem
  • the Salzhaus, which is the oldest timber-framed house
• old town hall with tower
• the former collegiate church, now a parish church, of which the nave is used by theProtestants,and the chancel by theRoman Catholics
• theTempelhausin Neckarelz, which has the character of both a castle and a church.

Mosbach lies on twoheritageroutes:

• theBurgenstraße(“Castle Road”), linking many historic castles
• theDeutsche Fachwerkstraße(“German Half-timbered Road”), joining the locations of many of the best German half-timbered buildings

• 
  Kickelhain House
• 
  The “Palmsche Haus” at the market place
• 
  Market place, opposite side to the “Palmsche Haus”
• 
  Town hall
• 
  A picturesque corner
• 
  Mosbach and the other cities on the Neckar River

Notable people born in Mosbach

TM Garret,German-American human-rights activist.

See also

• Schloss Mosbach