Seeheim-Jugenheim Explained

Image Coa:Wappen Seeheim-Jugenheim.svg
Coordinates:49.75°N 47°W
Image Plan:Seeheim-Jugenheim in DA.svg
State:Hessen
Region:Darmstadt
District:Darmstadt-Dieburg
Elevation:224
Area:28
Postal Code:64342
Area Code:06257, 06151
Licence:DA
Gemeindeschlüssel:06 4 32 022
Website:www.seeheim-jugenheim.de
Mayor:Birgit Kannegießer[1]
Leader Term:2023 - 29
Party:SPD

Seeheim-Jugenheim is a municipality in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of approximately 17,000.

Seeheim-Jugenheim consists of seven villages:

The municipality was formed on 1 January 1977 through the unification of the previously separate municipalities of Seeheim and Jugenheim. Until 1 January 1978 the municipality was known as Seeheim; after that it became known as Seeheim-Jugenheim.

It is known for its mountain bike trails to the nearby mountain Melibokus.

Seeheim-Jugenheim has been home to several notable residents throughout history, including Tsar Nicholas II of Russia as well as writers Georg Kaiser and Helene Christaller.

Further it has been an ancient Jewish Community.

Industrial and commercial activity in Seeheim-Jugenheim is close to nonexistent; thus, most of its residents work in the nearby cities of Darmstadt, Frankfurt or Heidelberg.

The local football team is called Spielvereiningung Seeheim Jugenheim.

Notable people

Buildings and Parks

See also

Twin towns

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen. de. 21 May 2024. Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. XLS.