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| Hockenheim | ||
| federal state | Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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| Residents | 21.779 (2019) | |
| height | 102 m | |
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Hockenheim is a city in the Electoral Palatinate in Baden-Wuerttemberg.
background
Hockenheim was first mentioned in a document in 769. The place belonged to the diocese of Speyer for a long time, became part of the Electoral Palatinate in 1462 and became Baden after its dissolution in 1803. In 1895 Hockenheim was granted city rights and has held the title since 2001 Great county seat.
The city is located in the immediate vicinity of the Old Rhine. In the past, hops were grown on the sandy soil, and tobacco cultivation and the cigar industry played an important role until the middle of the 20th century. Today the cultivation of asparagus is the most important special crop, the city lies on the Baden Asparagus Route.
Hockenheim is known nationwide primarily for its racetrack Hockenheimring. But the first automobile overland trip also went through Hockenheim, it is due to the route of the Bertha Benz Memorial Route.
getting there
By plane
First choice is probably this Frankfurt Airport, the regional airports in Mannheim and Speyer are only suitable for smaller machines.
By train
Hockenheim is on the railway line between Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Regional trains of Deutsche Bahn and S-Bahn trains stop here VRN. The last train leaves Mannheim at 12:10 a.m. to Karlsruhe and from Karlsruhe at 0:18 a.m. to Mannheim. On weekends and public holidays there is also a late train at 1:10 a.m. from Mannheim to Karlsruhe and at 1:18 a.m. from Karlsruhe to Mannheim. The station is currently being converted to make it barrier-free, because in December 2020 this route will be completely taken over by the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn. Wheelchair users can then get on and off independently without outside help. Then there will also be a half-hourly service on Sundays and public holidays.
In the street
Hockenheim is framed by the A6 from Mannheim to Sinsheim, of the A61that on Hockenheimer triangle branches off to Speyer, and from the federal highways B36 of Schwetzingen to Waghausel and B39 of Wiesloch to Speyer.
mobility
Hockenheim is also accessible by a bus line to and from Speyer every half hour. This line also serves several stops as well as the commercial area in the Hockenheim urban area. Then there is a city bus ring line (called RingJet) which also runs a ring circuit through Hockenheim every half hour.
A shuttle bus line tailored to train traffic will be set up for events on the Hockenheimring.
Tourist Attractions
- The Hockenheimring, connected to it is a museum that is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from March to mid-December. The exhibits are primarily racing cars and motorcycles, price: adults € 6, children € 3.
- The Tobacco museum In a former cigar factory, Hockenheim shows the history of tobacco and its processing in this region. Address: Obere Hauptstrasse 8, 68766 Hockenheim, Tel. 06205 21-524. (Haus der Stadtwerke) Open Tue-Thu from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., every second Sun of the month, closed in August. Free entry.
- The Garden show park the State Horticultural Show of 1991, near the train station
- the Water tower
- the Golden angels, a half-timbered house from the late 17th century
activities
- Aquadrom Hockenheim, Beethovenstrasse 41, 68766 Hockenheim. Tel.: (0)6205 2855600, Fax: (0)6205 28-55-618, Email: [email protected]. Open: open daily 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.Price: Mon-Sat € 7.50, Sun € 8.50, sauna € 12.50, Sun € 13.50.
shop
kitchen
- Pinocchio (pizzeria), Schwetzinger Str. 11, 68766 Hockenheim. Tel.: (0)6205 14766.
- Güldener Engel tavern, Heidelberger Str. 1, 68766 Hockenheim (in a beautiful half-timbered building). Tel.: (0)6205 2047051, Email: [email protected].
- Johanneshof (Garden restaurant and farm shop, guest house) (at the Seewaldsiedlung). Tel.: (0)6205 5621, Email: [email protected].
- Bistro - restaurant "et cetera", Karlsruher Str. 25 a, 68766 Hockenheim. Tel.: (0)6205 5999.
nightlife
accommodation
Cheap
- Gasthof zur Pfalz, Schulstrasse 25, 68766 Hockenheim. Tel.: (0)6205 7625, Fax: (0)6205 7168. Price: single room from 45 €, double room from 75 €.
- Hotel Panda, Bahnhofstrasse 7, 68766 Hockenheim. Tel.: (0)6205 289855. Price: single from 45 €.
medium
- Hotel at the airfield, Hinter den Bergen 1/1, 68766 Hockenheim. Tel.: (0)6205 20 84 100, Fax: (0)6205 20 84 093. Price: single room from € 55, double room from € 75 including breakfast.
- Hotel jug (Hotel, restaurant, beer garden), Karlsruher Strasse 3, 68766 Hockenheim (at the Hockenheimring). Tel.: (0)6205 94646, Fax: (0)6205 946444, Email: [email protected]. Price: single room from € 60, double room from € 95.
- Hotel at the park, Bahnhofstrasse 7, 68766 Hockenheim. Tel.: (0)6205 289855.
- Ramada Hotel Hockenheim, Heidelberger Str. 8, 68766 Hockenheim (at the Stadthalle Hockenheim, conference and event center). Tel.: (0)6205 29 40, Fax: (0)6205 29 415. Price: Single from € 89, double from € 110.
- Hotel Motodrom, At the Hockenheimring, 68766 Hockenheim. Tel.: (0)6205 2980, Fax: (0)6205 298222. Price: single room from 59 €, double room from 79 €.
health
Practical advice
- Telephone area code for the local network: 06205
- Postal code: 68766
trips
- AUTOVISION museum, Main street 154 68804 Altlußheim (Neighboring town of Hockenheim). Tel.: (0)6205 307661, Fax: (0)6205 - 307662, Email: [email protected]. Open: Thu - Sun, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Price: adults € 5, schoolchildren € 3.
- Bertha Benz Memorial Route - on the trail of the world's first long-distance journey in an automobile
