Sandhausen
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Location of Sandhausen within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
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| Coordinates | 49°20′38″N 8°39′29″E / 49.34389°N 8.65806°ECoordinates: 49°20′38″N 8°39′29″E / 49.34389°N 8.65806°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
| District | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis |
| Mayor | Georg Kletti (CDU) |
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| Area | 14.55 km2 (5.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Population | 14,556 (31 December 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 1,000 /km2 (2,591 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HD |
| Postal code | 69207 |
| Area code | 06224 |
| Website | www.sandhausen.de |
Sandhausen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 7 km south of Heidelberg.
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Geography [edit]
Location [edit]
Sandhausen belongs to the Rhein-Neckar Metropolitan region.
History [edit]
The first recorded mention of Sandhausen (or "Santhusen") was in 1262. Sandhausen is named after the ice-age sand dunes that border the municipality. As early as Roman times, a settlement called "Lochheim" existed in the area.
Politics [edit]
Mayor [edit]
The mayor of Sandhausen is Georg Kletti (CDU). Previous mayors were as follows:
- 1954–1981: Walter Reinhard
- 1981–2005: Erich Bertsch
Economy and Infrastructure [edit]
Economy [edit]
In the past, hops were grown in Sandhausen. The tobacco industry, which thrived in Sandhausen in the past, is now restricted to the rural parish of Bruchhausen.
Transport [edit]
Schools [edit]
Sandhausen has the following schools:
- Theodor Heuss primary school
- Friedrich-Ebert-Hauptschule with Werkrealschule
- Friedrich-Ebert-Gymnasium
- Pestalozzi-Förderschule
- Music school ("Südliche Bergstraße")
Sport [edit]
The football club SV Sandhausen plays in the Hardtwaldstadion on the outskirts of the town. The club counts as the smallest professional football club in Germany playing the second division of the German league (2.Bundesliga, season 2012/13).
People [edit]
- Markus Friedrich Wendelin (born 1584 in Sandhausen), theologian and educator
- Selçuk Alibaz (born 1989 in Sandhausen), footballer
External links [edit]
- http://www.sandhausen.de Official website of the municipality
References [edit]
- ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 9 October 2012.
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