Sinntal Explained

Sinntal
Image Coa:Wappen Sinntal.svg
Coordinates:50.2667°N 47°W
Image Plan:Sinntal in MKK.svg
State:Hessen
Region:Darmstadt
District:Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Elevation:220 - 585
Area:111.83
Postal Code:36391
Area Code:06664,
06665 (Altengronau, Jossa, Neuengronau),
09741 (Züntersbach)
Licence:MKK, GN, SLÜ
Gemeindeschlüssel:06 4 35 027
Divisions:12 districts
Website:www.sinntal.de
Mayor:Thomas Henfling[1]
Leader Term:2022 - 28

Sinntal is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of around 8,800.

Geography

Location

Sinntal is located around 30 km south of Fulda in the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse.

The municipal territory lies at elevations between 220 and 585 m above NHN. It includes area in the Mittelgebirge Spessart and Rhön.[2]

Sinntal is located right at the border between Hesse and Bavaria. It stretches across the valley of the Sinn river from which it takes its name.

Subdivisions

Sinntal consists of the following Ortsteile:

Neighbouring communities

Sinntal borders on (from the north, clockwise): Kalbach (Hesse), Motten, the unincorporated area , Bad Brückenau, Zeitlofs, the unincorporated area , Obersinn (all Bavaria), the unincorporated area Gutsbezirk Spessart (Hesse) and Schlüchtern (Hesse).

Governance

The mayor of Sinntal is Thomas Henfling (since 2022).

Infrastructure

Transport

Sinntal lies on the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line. Germany's longest tunnel, the Landrücken Tunnel is located in the northern part of the municipal territory.

The closest motorway is the Bundesautobahn 7. The nearest interchange is in "Bad Brückenau".

Sights

Castle Schwarzenfels[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen, Stand 13.04.2023. de. Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. XLS.
  2. Web site: Daten und Anfahrt (German). Gemeinde Sinntal. 8 April 2016.
  3. https://ritter-schwarzenfels.de/#/