Steinsfurt Explained

Steinsfurt
Type:Village
Town:Sinsheim
Image Coa:COA Steinsfurt.svg
State:Baden-Württemberg
Regbzk:Karlsruhe
District:Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Population:3269
Population As Of:2017-12-31
Area:127.01
Elevation:154
Coordinates:49.25°N 61°W
Postal Code:74889
Area Code:07260, 07261
Licence:HD, formerly SNH
Website:www.steinsfurt.de

Steinsfurt is a village in southwestern Germany, in the Rhine Neckar Area of the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg between Heidelberg and Heilbronn in the district Rhein-Neckar. It is one of the 13 Stadtteile of Sinsheim, of which it is part since 1973. It has a total population of 3,269 (as of December 2017).

Tourist attractions

Steinsfurts's main tourist attraction is the Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum, featuring many of historic vehicles. It attracts over 1 million visitors per year. In 1989, a trade fair area was established that features all kinds of industrial and popular events.

Steinsfurt has restored its charming nineteenth-century synagogue.[1]

Stadium

On September 19, 2006, the mayor of Sinsheim announced that the Rhein-Neckar-Arena would be built in the suburb of Steinsfurt, not far from the Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum, for other suburb, Hoffenheim's football club 1899 Hoffenheim. The 40 million stadium, built by Dietmar Hopp, a cofounder and major share holder of software giant SAP and chief investor in 1899 Hoffenheim, built the stadium which seats 30,000.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.alemannia-judaica.de/steinsfurt_synagoge.htm Infos at alemannia-judaica.de