Sinntal
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Sinntal | |
Coordinates: 50°16′N 9°38′E / 50.267°N 9.633°ECoordinates: 50°16′N 9°38′E / 50.267°N 9.633°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hesse |
Admin. region | Darmstadt |
District | Main-Kinzig-Kreis |
Subdivisions | 12 districts |
Government | |
• Mayor (2016–22) | Carsten Ullrich[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 111.83 km2 (43.18 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 585 m (1,919 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,797 |
• Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 36391 |
Dialling codes | 06664, 06665 (Altengronau, Jossa, Neuengronau), 09741 (Züntersbach) |
Vehicle registration | MKK, GN, SLÜ |
Website | www.sinntal.de |
Sinntal is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of around 8,900.
Geography[]
Location[]
Sinntal is located around 30 km south of Fulda in the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse.
The municipal territory lies at elevations between 220 and 585 m above NHN. It includes area in the Mittelgebirge Spessart and Rhön.[3]
Sinntal is located right at the border between Hesse and Bavaria. It stretches across the valley of the Sinn river from which it takes its name.
Subdivisions[]
Sinntal consists of the following Ortsteile:
- Altengronau
- Breunings
- Jossa
- Mottgers
- Neuengronau
- Oberzell with Ziegelhütte
- Sannerz
- Schwarzenfels
- Sterbfritz (seat of the municipal administration)
- Weichersbach
- Weiperz
- Züntersbach
Neighbouring communities[]
Sinntal borders on (from the north, clockwise): Kalbach (Hesse), Motten, the unincorporated area , Bad Brückenau, Zeitlofs, the unincorporated area , Obersinn (all Bavaria), the unincorporated area Gutsbezirk Spessart (Hesse) and Schlüchtern (Hesse).
Governance[]
The mayor of Sinntal is Carsten Ullrich.
Infrastructure[]
Transport[]
Sinntal lies on the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line. Germany's longest tunnel, the Landrücken Tunnel is located in the northern part of the municipal territory.
The closest motorway is the Bundesautobahn 7. The nearest interchange is "Bad Brückenau".
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.
- ^ "Daten und Anfahrt (German)". Gemeinde Sinntal. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sinntal. |
- Official website (in German)
- Municipalities in Hesse
- Main-Kinzig-Kreis
- East Hesse
- Hesse geography stubs