Seeheim-Jugenheim
Seeheim-Jugenheim | |
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Coordinates: 49°45′0″N 08°39′0″E / 49.75000°N 8.65000°ECoordinates: 49°45′0″N 08°39′0″E / 49.75000°N 8.65000°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hesse |
Admin. region | Darmstadt |
District | Darmstadt-Dieburg |
Government | |
• Mayor (2017–23) | Alexander Kreissl[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 224 m (735 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16,471 |
• Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 64342 |
Dialling codes | 06257, 06151 |
Vehicle registration | DA |
Website | www.seeheim-jugenheim.de |
Seeheim-Jugenheim is a municipality in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of approximately 17,000.
Seeheim-Jugenheim consists of seven villages:
- Balkhausen (population 693)
- Jugenheim (population 4,448)
- Malchen (population 1,004)
- Ober-Beerbach (population 1,269)
- Seeheim (population 9,060)
- Steigerts (population 81)
- Stettbach (population 144)
The municipality was formed on January 1, 1977 through the unification of the previously separate municipalities of Seeheim and Jugenheim. Until January 1, 1978 the municipality was known as Seeheim; after that it became known as Seeheim-Jugenheim.
It is known for its mountain bike trails to the nearby mountain Melibokus.
Seeheim-Jugenheim has been home to several notable residents throughout history, including Tsar Nicholas II of Russia as well as writers Georg Kaiser and Helene Christaller.
Further it has been an ancient Jewish Community.
Industrial and commercial activity in Seeheim-Jugenheim is close to nonexistent; thus, most of its residents work in the nearby cities of Darmstadt, Frankfurt or Heidelberg.
Notable people[]
- Christian Alvart (born 1974), German filmmaker
- Georg-Christof Bertsch (born 1959), German designer
- Walter Christaller (1893-1969), German geographer
- Hans-Joachim Heist (born 1949), German actor and comedian
- Eleonore Marguerre (born 1978), German opera singer
- Uwe Scholz (1958-2004), German ballet dancer and choreographer
See also[]
- Guggenheim (disambiguation)
- State International School Seeheim
Twin towns[]
Villenave d'Ornon, France, since 1982
Kosmonosy, Czech Republic, since 1997
Ceregnano, Italy, since 2008
Karlovo, Bulgaria, since 2018
References[]
- ^ Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
- Municipalities in Hesse
- Darmstadt-Dieburg
- Historic Jewish communities
- Hesse geography stubs