Hoffenheim
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Coordinates: 49°16′20″N 08°50′40″E / 49.27222°N 8.84444°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
District | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis |
Town | Sinsheim |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 3,191 |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 74889 |
Dialling codes | 07261 |
Vehicle registration | HD |
Hoffenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈhɔfn̩haɪ̯m] ) is a village in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It belongs to the municipality of Sinsheim and, as of 2020, it has a population of 3,191.[1]
History
The village, settled since prehistoric times, and first mentioned in 773 as Hovaheim in the Lorsch codex, was officially incorporated on July 1, 1972 into Sinsheim.[2]
Geography
Hoffenheim is located in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region, close to the Neckartal-Odenwald nature park. It is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the west of Sinsheim, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Meckesheim and only approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Heidelberg.
Sport
Hoffenheim is the historic home to football club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim which currently plays in the Bundesliga, Germany's top division, although the senior side now play their home games in the Rhein-Neckar-Arena, located in another Sinsheim suburb, Steinsfurt.
Gallery
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Village church
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Railway station
Personalities
- Volker Kauder (b. 1949 in Hoffenheim), politician (CDU)
- Dietmar Hopp (b. 1940), Co-Founder of SAP
- Golineh Atai (b. 1974), German journalist and TV-correspondent
References
- ^ a b "Bevölkerungsstatistik der Stadt Sinsheim" (PDF). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ (in German) History and other infos about Hoffenheim (on Sinsheim municipal website) Archived 2018-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
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