Sinntal
Sinntal | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sinntal within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district | |
  Sinntal | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2022–28) | Thomas Henfling[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 111.83 km2 (43.18 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 585 m (1,919 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,840 |
| • 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 8,800.
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Sinntal borders on (from the north, clockwise): Kalbach (Hesse), Motten, the unincorporated area Mottener Forst-Süd, Bad Brückenau, Zeitlofs, the unincorporated area Roßbacher Forst, Obersinn (all Bavaria), the unincorporated area Gutsbezirk Spessart (Hesse) and Schlüchtern (Hesse).
Governance
[edit]The mayor of Sinntal is Thomas Henfling (since 2022).
Infrastructure
[edit]Transport
[edit]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 in "Bad Brückenau".
Sights
[edit]Castle Schwarzenfels[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen, Stand 13.04.2023" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
- ^ "Daten und Anfahrt (German)". Gemeinde Sinntal. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ https://ritter-schwarzenfels.de/#/
External links
[edit]
- Official website
(in German)
Towns and municipalities in Main-Kinzig-Kreis district |
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