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).
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]
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.