Sinsheim

Coordinates: 49°15′N 08°53′E / 49.250°N 8.883°E / 49.250; 8.883
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Not to be confused with Sinzheim.
Sinsheim
Town
Panoramic view
Panoramic view
Coat of arms of Sinsheim
Coat of arms
Location of Sinsheim within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
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Sinsheim is located in Germany
Sinsheim
Sinsheim
Sinsheim is located in Baden-Württemberg
Sinsheim
Sinsheim
Coordinates: 49°15′N 08°53′E / 49.250°N 8.883°E / 49.250; 8.883
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictRhein-Neckar-Kreis
Government
 • Lord mayor (2020–28) Jörg Albrecht[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total127.01 km2 (49.04 sq mi)
Elevation
154 m (505 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total35,707
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
74871-74889
Dialling codes07260, 07261, 07265, 07266, 07268
Vehicle registrationHD
Websitewww.sinsheim.de
Historical buildings in the principal street
Burg Steinsberg
The monastery Stift Sunnisheim

Sinsheim (German pronunciation:

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).[3] Population data was as of 31 December 2020 and the one of Sinsheim (the town proper) was of 12,914.[4]

Village Population
Adersbach 626
Dühren 2,214
Ehrstädt 578
Eschelbach 2,222
Hasselbach 325
Hilsbach 2,323
Village Population
Hoffenheim 3,310
Reihen 2,281
Rohrbach 2,209
Steinsfurt 3,312
Waldangelloch 1,661
Weiler 1,919

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

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).

Year Population
14th century ca. 1,200
1705 823
1798 1,705
1852 2,854
1 December 1871 2,716
1 December 1880 ¹ 2,990
1 December 1890 ¹ 2,952
1 December 1900 ¹ 3,011
1 December 1910 ¹ 3,327
8 October 1919 ¹ 3,184
16 June 1925 ¹ 3,497
16 June 1933 ¹ 3,767
17 May 1939 ¹ 3,900
Year Population
December 1945 ¹ 4,101
13 September 1950 ¹ 5,860
6 June 1961 ¹ 6,532
27 May 1970 ¹ 8,056
31 December 1975 25,373
31 December 1980 26,658
27 May 1987 ¹ 27,454
31 December 1990 29,307
31 December 1995 32,828
31 December 2000 34,171
31 December 2005 35,524
31 December 2006 35,605
31 December 2011 35,373

¹ census results

Main sights

The Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum, showing Concorde and Tupulev supersonic aircraft

Sinsheim's main tourist attraction is the

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

Main article: Rhein-Neckar-Arena

On September 19, 2006, the mayor of Sinsheim announced a stadium would be built not far from the

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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Sinsheim is twinned with:[5]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
  2. Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg
    . June 2022.
  3. ^ (in German) Stadtteile: Stadt Sinsheim (municipal website)
  4. ^ (in German) Bevölkerungsstatistik der Stadt Sinsheim (Population statistics of Sinsheim)
  5. ^ "Partnerstädte". sinsheim.de (in German). Sinsheim. Retrieved 2021-03-09.

External links

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