Sinsheim

Sinsheim
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Coordinates: 49°15′N 08°53′E / 49.250°N 8.883°E / 49.250; 8.883Coordinates: 49°15′N 08°53′E / 49.250°N 8.883°E / 49.250; 8.883
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Government
• Lord mayor	Jörg Albrecht (Ind.)
Area
• Total	127.01 km2 (49.04 sq mi)
Elevation	154 m (505 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	35,433
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	74871-74889
Dialling codes	07260, 07261, 07265, 07266, 07268
Vehicle registration	HD
Website	www.sinsheim.de

Historical buildings in the principal street

Burg Steinsberg

The monastery Stift Sunnisheim

Sinsheim (German pronunciation: [ˈzɪnshaɪ̯m], South Franconian: Sinse) is a town in south-western Germany, in the Rhine Neckar Area of the state Baden-Württemberg about 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Heidelberg and about 28 kilometres (17 mi) north-west of Heilbronn in the district Rhein-Neckar.

Geography[]

Overview[]

Sinsheim consists of a town centre and 12 suburbs with a total population of 35,373 (as of December 2011). Its area encompasses 127 square kilometers (49 sq mi). The Elsenz, an unnavigable left-bank tributary of the Neckar, flows through the town, reaching the Neckar at Neckargemünd.

Subdivisions[]

The list below shows the 12 suburban villages (Stadtteile)^[2] Population data was as of 31 December 2004 and the one of Sinsheim (the town proper) was of 12,229.

Village Population Adersbach 565 2,374 Ehrstädt 638 Eschelbach 2,353 Hasselbach 299 Hilsbach 2,199

Village Population Hoffenheim 3,286 Reihen 2,086 Rohrbach 2,020 Steinsfurt 3,295 Waldangelloch 1,740 Weiler 2,008

History[]

The region around Sinsheim has been settled since 700,000 BC, as shown by the finding of the fossil Homo heidelbergensis in the village of Mauer, about 12 km (7 miles) north of Sinsheim. The Romans ruled the area from 90 AD to 260 AD. The city was possibly founded in about 550 AD by the Frankish nobleman Sunno. It was first historically mentioned in 770 AD in the Codex of the cloister Lorsch. Since 1192, the town had city rights, a privilege first granted by Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.

Sinsheim was affected by wars and poverty from the 1500s to the 1700s. Sinsheim-born revolutionary Franz Sigel became a famous Union general in the American Civil War.

The Elsenz Valley Railway and Sinsheim station were opened in 1868 and the nearby Steinsfurt–Eppingen line was opened in 1900; electricity and public water pipes were introduced into the city from 1910 on. The World Wars and the Great Depression kept Sinsheim from growing until the A6 Autobahn was built in 1968. It connected Sinsheim to national and international roads, with Mannheim, Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main, Heilbronn, Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen all now within an hour by car. While traditionally being an agricultural town, the highway made it into a small industrial centre, but it has been hit by recession and international outsourcing in recent years.

Demographics[]

The numbers are estimates, census results(¹) or official data of the statistical offices (only primary residences).

¹ census results

Main sights[]

The Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum as seen from the Bundesautobahn 6

Sinsheim's main tourist attraction is the Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum situated in the suburb Steinsfurt, displaying a collection of historic vehicles to over 1 million visitors per year. In 1989, a trade fair area was established that features various industrial and popular events.

Additionally, Sinsheim has a medieval city core; the Altes Rathaus (old Town Hall) is a museum for the town and its role in the 1848 revolution. An old fortress, Burg Steinsberg in the village of Weiler, overlooks Sinsheim. With its octagonal tower, dating back to the 13th century, the fortress has sometimes been called the "compass" of the Kraichgau region, and nowadays contains a restaurant.

Sport[]

The Rhein-Neckar-Arena

Stadium[]

On September 19, 2006 the mayor of Sinsheim announced a stadium would be built not far from the Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum, for the town's most successful football club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Construction of the €100 million stadium, which seats 30,164, was funded by Dietmar Hopp, a co-founder and major share holder of software giant SAP and a former player in the youth system of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. The club christened their new stadium "Rhein Neckar-Arena" on 31 January 2009 with a 2–0 win over Energie Cottbus.

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Sinsheim is twinned with:^[3]

• Barcs, Hungary
• Longué-Jumelles, France

Notable people[]

• Hans Seyffer (c.1460–1509), stone sculptor and wood carver
• Franz Sigel (1824–1902), U.S. Army General in the American Civil War
• Franz Sigel (1908–1995), German-American medievalist scholar
• Volker Kauder (born 1949), politician
• Christian Eichner (born 1982), football player and manager

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Sinsheim at Wikimedia Commons