Helmsheim

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Helmsheim

Total population

2,206

Coordinates49.08°, 8.64°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bruchsal is a city at the western edge of the Kraichgau, approximately 20 km northeast of Karlsruhe in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Rupertus Meldenius

German theologian

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Abraham Meier Straus

German patron of the arts (1856–1934)

Andreas Odenwald

politician (1854-1941)

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Arthur Hagmeier

German marine biologist (1886-1957)

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Dieter Schlindwein

German footballer

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Jacob Hecht

(1879-1963)

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Helmut Münch

German judge and politician (SPD), MdL BW (1933–2017)

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Johannes Schroth

German architect (1859–1923)

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Josef Kuld

German architect (1870–1938)

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Julius August Heinrich La Fontaine

German jurist (1891-1947)

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Karl Füger

district administrator in the Baden state service (1752-1830)

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Sigmund Jacob Haeckher

German architect

Mayer Sulzberger

American judge

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Friedrich Macher

former German trade union official and politician

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Johann Wild

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Josef Dehm

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Baden-Württemberg

• Neibsheim
  2.2 mi away · pop. 1,833
• Büchig
  3.2 mi away · pop. 1,500
• Großvillars
  6.4 mi away
• Menzingen
  7 mi away
• Kleinvillars
  7.6 mi away
• Ersingen
  10.5 mi away
• Zaisersweiher
  11.2 mi away
• Rotenberg
  12.4 mi away
• Waghäusel
  12.6 mi away · pop. 1,200
• Schützingen
  13.3 mi away
• Walldorf
  15.1 mi away · pop. 14,663
• Ottenhausen
  15.3 mi away

Browse all places in Baden-Württemberg →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Dark Bush-cricket

Pholidoptera griseoaptera

Seen 2026-09-24

Woodland Dor Beetle

Anoplotrupes stercorosus

Seen 2026-09-24

Giant Polypore

Meripilus giganteus

Seen 2026-09-24

Longleaf Pondweed

Potamogeton nodosus

Seen 2026-09-24

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-09-24

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Seen 2026-09-24

black nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Seen 2026-09-23

common ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Seen 2026-09-23

field maple

Acer campestre

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).