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| Sinsheim | ||
| federal state | Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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| Residents | 35.442 (2019) | |
| height | 154 m | |
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Sinsheim is a city in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis in Baden-Wuerttemberg with about 35,000 inhabitants.
background
| Surroundings of Sinsheim | ||
| Wiesloch 19 km | Meckesheim 11 km | Waibstadt 6 km |
| Oestringen 15 km |  | Bad Rappenau 22 km |
| Kraichtal 27 km | Eppingen 16 km | Schwaigern 23 km |
Sinsheim is located on the Elsenz, a river that crosses the Kraichgau and is at Neckargemünd flows into the Neckar.
Stone Age traces have been found in the vicinity of the city, and Celtic settlements have also been proven. The find was more spectacular Jupiter giant column in the Steinsfurt district, which indicates a Roman settlement.
The name is from the year 770 Sunnisheim guaranteed, in 1192 the place got city rights. From 1362 Sinsheim belonged to the Electoral Palatinate.
The former Benedictine monastery on Michaelsberg was converted into a knight's monastery in 1496, soon afterwards it was destroyed in the peasant wars and only partially rebuilt. The tower with its round dome is a landmark of Sinsheim today.
After 1806 Sinsheim became part of the Grand Duchy of Baden. Sinsheim became an official town and later a district town.
During the district reform in 1973, the district of Sinsheim was dissolved, but between 1971 and 1975 some communities were incorporated. These are Adersbach, Dühren, Ehrstädt, Eschelbach, Hasselbach, Hilsbach, Hoffenheim, Serien, Rohrbach, Steinsfurt, Waldangelloch and Weiler. A number of hamlets and residential areas still belong to the urban area. Today the core city of Sinsheim itself has around 12,500 inhabitants, the city as a whole around 35,500.
Sinsheim was the venue for the Football Women's World Cup 2011
getting there
| Distances | |
| Heidelberg | 35 km |
|---|---|
| Mannheim | 48 km |
| Karlsruhe | 59 km |
| Stuttgart | 89 km |
| Heilbronn | 37 km |
| Frankfurt | 121 km |
By plane
The nearest airports are the airport Frankfurt
(IATA: FRA) or the Stuttgart Airport(IATA: STR).
By train
Sinsheim is on the route of the Elsenz Valley Railway, on 1 Sinsheim (Elsenz) Central Station hold regional trains every hour Heidelberg and Heilbronn. Some trains also stop at the train stations in Hoffenheim and 2 SteinsfurtIn addition, Sinsheim is part of the Rhein-Neckar transport association, the line S5 comes from Heidelberg and goes up Eppingen, it also stops at the bus stop 3 Sinsheim Museum / Arena.
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In the street
Sinsheim is just north of the BAB 6 and has the motorway exit 
33a Sinsheim, exit 34 Sinsheim-Steinsfurt and exit 33b Sinsheim-Süd, this leads to Rhein-Neckar-Arena and to the Auto & Technik Museum. To BAB 5 at the Walldorfer Kreuz it is about 25 km, to the Weinsberger Kreuz and the BAB 81 about 40 km.
The federal highways lead through Sinsheim B45 to Neckargemünd, B39 to Wiesloch or. Heilbronn and B292 to Bad Schönborn or. Mosbach.
The Castle Road.
mobility
Sinsheim can certainly be hiked through, and the surrounding villages are easy to get to by bike.
Within the city there are city bus routes with a fixed timetable every 30 or 60 minutes, as well as so-called dial-a-bus routes.
Tourist Attractions
Museums
- 1 Auto & Technology Museum Sinsheim, Museumsplatz 74889 Sinsheim (Close to the Sinsheim-Mitte motorway exit). Tel.: (0)7261 9299-0, Fax: (0)7261 13916, Email: [email protected].
Over 3000 exhibits, including aircraft: Concorde, TU-144, JU52, steam locomotives, vintage cars, sports cars, dream cars, military vehicles. Museum shop, IMAX 3D cinema with changing programs. If you arrive from outside and want to visit the museum, you can leave your car behind and use the adventure ticket. It includes a return trip by bus / train (local trains only) and the entrance ticket to the museum. The adventure ticket is available at the ticket counters and at the blue local transport ticket machines of the DB. The light rail stops at the Museum stop. A museum belongs to IMAX 3D cinema, for which, however, separate tickets are required. There are also combined tickets with the Technik-Museum Speyer, the visit does not have to take place on the same day. 
Museum restaurants barrier-free, exception: stairs to exhibits on the upper level (Concorde & Co).Open: all year round Mon-Fri 9 am-6pm, Sat, Sun, holidays 9 am-7pm.Price: adults: € 15, children 5-14 years: € 12, with IMAX cinema adults € 19, children € 14. - 2 City and Freedom Museum Sinsheim, Hauptstrasse 92, 74889 Sinsheim (in the old town hall, city center Sinsheim). Tel.: (0)7261 404950, Fax: (0)7261 4044545, Email: [email protected]..Exhibits for March Revolution 1848 about the revolutionary Friedrich Hecker, on life and work in the German Empire, on the wave of emigration in the 19th century.Open: Wednesdays and Sundays 2 pm-5pm.Price: adults € 1.50, children € 0.50.
- 3 Lark's nest museum courtyard (Friedrich-the-Great-Museum), Lerchenneststrasse 18, 74889 Sinsheim-Steinsfurt. Tel.: (0)7261 61496 (Mr. Appenzeller), (0)7261 61691 (Mr. Hecker). The Lark's Nest is an old half-timbered building. In it, the future King of Prussia, Friedrich II, was prevented from fleeing and stayed that way received by the fatherland.Open: Sundays and public holidays 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- 4 Adventure museum conveyor technology, Lower Au 4. Tel.: 49 (0)7261 - 94 96 2-0.
- The Local history museum in Hoffenheim, Waibstadter Str. 12 (in the old post office). Exhibits with a focus on rural life.
Steinsberg Castle
5 Steinsberg Castle. The castle is also called Kraichgau compass called, it stands on a 333 m high extinct volcano near the Weiler district. The castle was built in the Staufer period by the Counts of Oettingen, later it was expanded under the Count Palatine. During the peasant wars, the castle was destroyed and rebuilt. In the late 18th century the castle was abandoned and fell into disrepair. In 1972 the castle came into the possession of the city of Sinsheim, after which it was extensively renovated.
The octagonal keep from the Staufer period is a landmark of the Kraichgau. From the highest point of the Kraichgau, when the weather is clear, you have a good view of the Katzenbuckel in the Odenwald and the Königstuhl near Heidelberg.
The castle can be reached from Sinsheim at the entrance to Weiler, in the middle of the vineyards below the castle is a large parking lot. The outer parts of the castle are usually open to the public. There is a restaurant in the premises around the courtyard, it is open from Apr-Sept Wed-Sun 11 am-11pm, Oct-Mar 12-11pm. The restaurant gives you access to the keep for € 0.50.
A few meters east of the castle is the baroque one 6 St. Anne's Chapel.
Churches
- 7 Evangelical town church
- 8 Catholic Church of St. James. 1967.
Others
- The 9 Sunnisheim Monastery Above the Sinsheim town hall is now a facility for youth welfare and can only be viewed freely outside.
- The district Hilsbach has a number of well-preserved historical buildings in its historic center, such as the official cellar, the old guard house, the Michael’s church and the city wall
activities
The main attractions include the stadium and the swimming pool. Both can be reached on foot (approx. 2 km) both from the main train station and from the Sinsheim Museum / Arena stop
- The Bundesliga club is in the district of Hoffenheim TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at home. In Sinsheim itself, across from the technology museum, was created for this association 1 Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena for 30,000 spectators, in which Hoffenheim's Bundesliga games have been played since January 2009. At the A6 is the motorway exit Sinsheim south as direct access.
- 2 Thermal baths & bathing world Sinsheim, Bathing world 1, 74889 Sinsheim. Tel.: (0)7261 4028-0, Email: [email protected]. Open: daily 10 am-10pm.. Parts of the bathing area can only be reached via steps. The bathing world is divided into
- Sauna paradise, open Mon-Thu 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri 10 a.m.-11 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-midnight, Sun 9 a.m.-10 p.m., admission from 16 years, day ticket € 32, swimming pool and palm tree paradise included
- Palm paradise, open like sauna paradise, day ticket € 25, swimming pool included.
- Swimming pool, open Mon 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tue to Sun 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., 3 € entry
- MARKOM OFFROAD all-terrain driving school, Heilbronner Str. 21, 74889 Sinsheim (Rohrbach district). Tel.: 49 (0)7261-978888, Fax: 49 (0)7261-978889. The company offers off-road driving events with Land Rover, Range Rover, Jeep Wrangler and Unimog. A diverse fleet of vehicles and experienced off-road trainers are at your disposal. Driving events also available as a voucher.Open: By prior arrangement.
shop
kitchen
- 1 Council Chamber, Karlsruher Str. 55-59, Dühren. Tel.: 49(0)7261 937-0. **** Hotel Restaurant.
- 2 Jupiter Brewery, Keltergasse 21, Steinsfurt. Tel.: (0)7261 975537.
- 3 Pizza pasta.
Access via external stairs, step to the toilets. - 4 China restaurant peace
- 5 Linde Inn, Bahnhofstrasse 26 (In the pedestrian zone on the Elsenz).
- 6 Küferschenke, Kaiserstraße 83-85, 74889 Sinsheim-Weiler.
Barrier-free restaurant, possibly a bit cramped. - lamb, Main street 93, Sinsheim. Tel.: (0)7261 3048.
- Gasthaus Ritter, hamlet. Tel.: (0)7261 12553.
- Inn Rössle, Eichwaldstrasse 2, Ehrstädt. Tel.: (0)7266 13 79.
- Gasthaus Sonne, Ehrenstrasse 6, Ehrstädt. Tel.: (0)7266 911530.
- Pizza Avanti, Main street 94. Tel.: (0)7261 970863.
- Steinsberg Castle. Tel.: (0)7261 95266.
nightlife
- KINKI (Neulandstrasse (industrial area)).
accommodation
- 1 Hotel Klostermühle, Main street 150, 74889 Sinsheim, Germany (Near the district hospital, in the direction of the Rohrbach district). Tel.: (0)7261 13281.
- 2 Hotel Sinsheim, In der Au 25 (Close to the Rhein-Neckar-Arena and the Auto-Technik-Museum). Tel.: (0)7261 4064 0, Fax: (0)7261 4064 60. Price: single 87 €, double 102 €, suite 162 €, including breakfast buffet.
- 3 Hotel Bear, Main street 131, 74889 Sinsheim, Germany (Downtown). Tel.: (0)7261 1580, Email: [email protected]. Price: single 80-110 €, double 99-130 €.
- 4 Hotel to the prince, Hauptstrasse 22, 74889 Sinsheim. Tel.: (0)7261 - 92 070.
- 5 Wincent Hotel Sinsheim (Lavender restaurant), Augrund 2, 74889 Sinsheim-Dühren (close to the motorway exit in the Dühren district). Tel.: (0)7261 4020 0, Fax: (0)7261 4020 1, Email: [email protected]. Price: single room from € 50, double room from € 70.
- 6 Hotel tithe barn (Restaurant, beer garden, wine cellar), Mettengasse 55, 74889 Sinsheim-Hilsbach. Tel.: (0)7260 920920, Fax: (0)7260 920921. Price: single 55 - 65 €, double 85 - 90 €.
See also the kitchen section
health
- 1 Rhein-Neckar health center (Sinsheim Hospital), Alte Waibstadter Strasse 2. Tel.: 49 (0) 7261 66-0.
Practical advice
- Postcodes: 74871 - 74889
The area code for the Deutsche Telekom landline network is
- 07261 Sinsheim, Adersbach, Dühren, Hoffenheim, rows, Rohrbach, Steinsfurt, Weiler
- 07266 Ehrstädt
- 07265 Eschelbach, Waldangelloch
- 07268 Hasselbach
- 07260 Hilsbach
There is one in the row district Freifunk community
- The local Freifunk community offers free internet in various places. Registration is not necessary for use. Of course, sensible and responsible handling is expected here. You can find information about the free hotspots here.
trips
To the places in the area
literature
Web links
- https://www.sinsheim.de/ - Official website of Sinsheim
