Hockenheim
Hockenheim | ||
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 Coat of arms | ||
Location of Hockenheim within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district  | ||
Municipal assoc. with Reilingen, Neulußheim and Altlußheim | | |
| Government | ||
| • Lord mayor (2019–27) | Marcus Zeitler[1] (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 34.84 km2 (13.45 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 102 m (335 ft) | |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 21,745 | |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| Postal codes | 68754–68766 | |
| Dialling codes | 06205 | |
| Vehicle registration | HD | |
| Website | www.hockenheim.de | |
Hockenheim (German: [ˈhɔkŋ̍haɪm] ⓘ) is a town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 20 km south of Mannheim and 10 km west of Walldorf. It is located in the Upper Rhine valley on the tourist theme routes "Baden Asparagus Route" (Badische Spargelstraße) and Bertha Benz Memorial Route. The town is widely known for its Hockenheimring, a motor racing course, which has hosted over 30 Formula One German Grand Prix races since 1970.
Hockenheim is one of the six largest towns in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district; since 1999 the number of inhabitants exceeded the 20,000 threshold, thus the town received the status of a regional central town (Große Kreisstadt) in 2001. It is twinned with the French town of Commercy, the German town of Hohenstein-Ernstthal in Saxony and the American town of Mooresville, North Carolina.
Geography
Location and environment
Hockenheim is located in the
The municipal area is divided into two large natural regions, the "Rheinaue" to the west and the slightly higher "Niederterrasse" to the east. The so-called "Hockenheimer Rheinbogen" is a meander area of the Rhine, which stretches over the municipalities of Ketsch, Hockenheim and Altlußheim. 30 parts of it with a total of 656 ha are under nature conservation. An additional area three times larger is designated as landscape conservation area, with less strict usage limitations. The "Rheinbogen" offers biologically diverse, secondary wetlands as habitat for endangered plants and animals, it is also an internationally important resting and feeding area for migrating birds in winter.[4]
Town structure
The central urban area forms one unit and is only divided into five districts for statistical purposes. Together with the central town several small settlements belong to Hockenheim: the industrial areas "Bahnstation Talhaus" and "Wasserwerk", the farms and houses "Insultheimerhof", "Herrenteich, Ziegelei" and "Ketschau, Ziegelei" as well as the deserted settlement "Westeheim".
History
Stamped bricks of the
In the 17th century Hockenheim was severely devastated twice by French troops, 1644 in the Thirty Years' War and 1674 in the Franco-Dutch War. During this period the former cultivation of hops in the area was partly replaced with tobacco, brought into the country by the French. 1803 the Electoral Palatinate was dissolved and the village was integrated in Baden. With the growing tobacco crop the village flourished and was awarded town rights on 22 July 1895 by Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden.
With the beginning of the 20th century asparagus cultivation replaced most of the remaining hops industry. At 29 May 1932 the Hockenheimring was opened with a motorcycle race. After World War II the decline of the cigar industry had begun, but Hockenheim was already known for its Hockenheimring and could expand in other industrial branches. January 1973 Hockenheim was assigned to the newly formed Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district. In 1991, Hockenheim was the host of the 11th Baden-Württemberg State Horticultural Show.
Politics
The town is led by the
In 1975 the Hockenheim government agreed upon a
Coat of arms
Adopted in 1609, the coat of arms of Hockenheim has diagonally crossed silver hooks in a sign, below a crowned golden lion. The lion is the animal of the Electoral Palatinate, to which Hockenheim belonged; the hooks are probably derived from the place name. The form of the symbols was changed several times, but has been specified in its current form by municipal law since 1895.
Sport
The
Places of interest
A museum for tobacco cultivation was founded 1984 as the first of its kind in Baden-Württemberg. The motorsport museum opened near the Hockenheimring in 1986 and shows over 200 exhibits of historical motorcycles and engines. The "Gartenschaupark" was created in 1991 to host the State Horticultural Show and is, with an area of 16 ha, Hockenheim's largest park.
Hockenheim's landmark is the
International relations
Source:[6]
Hockenheim is
Commercy, France, since 1970
Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Saxony, Germany, since 1990 (town in former East Germany before reunification)
Mooresville, North Carolina, United States, since 2002.
A town sponsorship (German: Städtepatenschaft) for Samba in Samba Department, Burkina Faso was established in May 1985.
References
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ (in German) Flächenerhebung 2011, Hockenheim, Stadt Archived 2013-02-17 at archive.today Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg, data as of 31. December 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ (in German) Hockenheimer Rheinbogen, Pflanzen und Tiere Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ISBN 978-3-8062-2403-0(Schriften des Limesmuseums Aalen. Nr. 61)
- ^ "Hockenheim - Partnerstädte" (in German). Town council Hockenheim. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
External links
- Official website
(in German) - Nature conservation area "Hockenheimer Rheinbogen" (in German), Ministry of Environment Baden-Württemberg, retrieved 26 August 2015
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