Hoffenheim Explained

Type:Stadtteil
Town:Sinsheim
Image Coa:COA_Hoffenheim.svg
Coordinates:49.2722°N 8.8444°W
State:Baden-Württemberg
Region:Karlsruhe
District:Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Population:3191
Population As Of:2020
Pop Ref:[1]
Postal Code:74889
Area Code:07261
Licence:HD

Hoffenheim (pronounced as /de/) 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 to the west of Sinsheim, south of Meckesheim and only approximately 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.

Personalities

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bevölkerungsstatistik der Stadt Sinsheim. 24 September 2021. 24 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924185106/https://www.sinsheim.de/pb/site/Sinsheim/get/params_E-1622607381_Dattachment/2801796/Bev%C3%B6lkerungsstatistik%20der%20Stadt%20Sinsheim.pdf. dead.
  2. History and other infos about Hoffenheim (on Sinsheim municipal website)