Schönau (Mannheim)
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Coordinates: 49°32′40″N 8°28′30″E / 49.54444°N 8.47500°ECoordinates: 49°32′40″N 8°28′30″E / 49.54444°N 8.47500°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
District | Urban district |
City | Mannheim |
Area | |
• Total | 2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi) |
Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 12,493 |
• Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 68307 |
Website | Official website |
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Schönau (German pronunciation: [ˈʃɛˑnaʊ̯]) is a Stadtbezirk (borough) in the north of Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.[2][3] Covering an area of 2.97 km²,[1] it lies next to the Käfertaler Wald[2] and has a population of 12,493 people as of December 31, 2019.[1]
Geography[]
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Schönau lies between the A 6 in the north, the marshalling yard of the Mannheim–Frankfurt railway line in the east and Frankenthaler Straße in the southwest. In the west lies Sandhofen, in the north , in the east the Käfertaler Wald (forest), in the southeast and in the south . Schönau is more or less divided into three parts: housing developments in the south, the new development area in the north-east and the apartment blocks with social housing in the north-west.
Sights[]
Emmauskirche
Gute-Hirten-Kirche
Stephanuszentrum
The Protestant (Emmaus Church) dates from 1953. The Catholic Gute-Hirten-Kirche (Good Stepherd Church) was completed in 1959 with the steeple. The Protestant Stephanuszentrum (Stephanus Center) in Schönau-Nord from 1967 was expanded with a bell tower in 1993. East of the Riedbahn is the Käfertaler Wald, the largest forest in Mannheim and a popular local recreation area.[4]
Economy and infrastructure[]
At 7.8%, Schönau has the highest unemployment rate among all districts in Mannheim as of 2020.[5] However, a lot of money is being invested in the district and it is developing rapidly.[6]
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Schönau is equipped with a citizen service office of the city of Mannheim. There is a police post in the center of the district. The following educational institutions should be mentioned: Johanna-Geissmar-Gymnasium (named after the pediatrician; Gymnasium with the largest accessible area during school breaks in Mannheim),[7] Schönauschule, Hans-Christian-Andersen-Ganztagesgrundschule and Kerschensteinerschule. The Johanna-Geissmar-Gymnasium also has a branch of the city library. On the western edge of Schönau, on Königsberger Allee, there is an industrial park in which Pepperl+Fuchs is the largest employer. The development can be roughly divided into three sections: housing developments in the south, a new development area in the north-east and blocks of flats with social housing in the north-west, about what RTL II made a documentation named , which has led to a negative image of the district.[8] According to German weekly news magazine Stern, "Die einzigen, die hier noch richtig Karriere machen, sind Drogendealer und Gangsterrapper" ("The only ones who still make a real career here are drug dealers and gangster rappers").[9]
Sports[]
Sports and association football in particular were and are indispensable in Mannheim. There is a local football club in the Schönau district. TSV 47 Mannheim-Schönau plays in the 2011/'12 season in the district class A.
Notable people[]
- Helga Klein (15 August 1931 – 27 January 2021), German sprinter
- Uwe Rahn (born 21 May 1962), German association football player
- Norbert Hofmann (born 1 January 1972), German football player
- Sergio Peter (born 12 October 1986), German association football player
Literature[]
- Alfred Heierling: Mannheim-Schönau: Von einer Randsiedlung zum Stadtteil. Mannheim 1999.
- Alfred Heierling: Chronik Mannheim-Schönau II. Mannheim 2008.
- Matthias Möller: Ein recht direktes Völkchen? Mannheim-Schönau und die Darstellung kollektiver Gewalt gegen Flüchtlinge. Frankfurt/Main 2007.
External links[]
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- Official website (in German)
References[]
- ^ a b c "Stadtbezirks- und Stadtteildaten auf einen Blick". Stadt Mannheim. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Schönau - Engagement im Grünen | Mannheim.de". www.mannheim.de. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ Stadtteile Mannheim
- ^ "Käfertaler Wald | Mannheim.de". www.mannheim.de. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ "Mannheim: So verändert sich das Arbeiterviertel Schönau". www.rnz.de (in German). 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
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- ^ "Mannheims Stadtteil Schönau". YouTube.
- ^ ""Hartz und herzlich": Drama um kranken Johann in den Benz-Baracken – kann Dagmar helfen?". www.mannheim24.de (in German). 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
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