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| Steinheim am Albuch | ||
| district | Heidenheim | |
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| Residents | 8.623 (2019) | |
| height | 540 m | |
| Tourist info web | www.steinheim-am-albuch.de | |
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Steinheim am Albuch is a municipality in the eastern Swabian Alb and belongs to the tourist region Stauferland.
background
The place Steinheim lies on the southern edge of the Albuch in a crater that was formed around 15 million years ago by a meteorite impact, probably at the same time as the one around 40 km to the east Nordlinger Ries. With a diameter of around 3.5 km, the Steinheimer crater is much smaller than its neighbor measuring over 20 km, but the geology and palaeontology are at least as interesting here. The village of Steinheim itself is located in the northern part of the crater, on the central hill typical of a meteorite crater is the cloister courtyard with the home parlor. The district is located on the southern edge of the basin Sontheim in the Stubental, here is also the Meteor Crater Museum. The district is located a little to the west of it Söhnstetten.
Neighboring municipalities are Koenigsbronn, Heidenheim, Herbrechtingen, Gerstetten and Böhmenkirch.
getting there
| Surroundings of Steinheim | ||
| Bartholomä 9 km | Bask 22 km | Neresheim 28 km |
| Böhmenkirch 14 km |  | Heidenheim 8 kilometers |
| Geislingen 26 km | Ulm 41 km | Giengen 20 km |
By plane
The Stuttgart Airport
(IATA: STR) is about 80 km away.
By train
Steinheim and its districts have no direct train connection, the next train station is in Heidenheim.
In the street
Steinheim can only be reached via subordinate roads, the next federal road is on the southern edge of the Steinheimer crater B466, it is a part of the Swabian Albstraße.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Meteor Crater Museum (in the district of Sontheim). Tel.: (0)7329 9606-58. Open: Mar-Oct Fri 1 pm-5pm, Sat, Sun 10 am-5pm.Price: Admission adults € 2.50, schoolchildren € 1.50.. A 3 km long geological educational trail begins at the museum.
- the 2 Monastery courtyard with home parlor. See opening times Homepage of the community of Steinheim.
- The 3 Wental, a dry valley, formed millions of years ago by a river that flowed through the Steinheim basin and on towards the Brenz valley. Juniper heaths, bizarre rock formations, extends from the Sea of rocks at Bartholomä to the edge of the Steinheim basin
- The Mauertal near the Söhnstetten district is a popular hiking destination, which is also worth seeing 4 Martinskirche
activities
- In the Steinheim basin and the surrounding area, there are a number of hiking trails and bike paths.
- 1 Schäfhalde glider airfield
shop
kitchen
- 1 Steinheim Cross, Hauptstrasse 28.
- 2 Sontheimer Wirtshäusle
nightlife
accommodation
security
health
Practical advice
- 1 Mayor's office, Hauptstrasse 24, 89555 Steinheim am Albuch. Tel.: (0)7329 9606-56, Email: [email protected].
