Hoffenheim

For the football club, see TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim
Stadtteil of Sinsheim
Historical houses in Wainstädter Straße
Coat of arms
Location of Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
Coordinates: 49°16′20″N 08°50′40″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Town	Sinsheim
Population  (2006)
• Total	3,272
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	74889
Dialling codes	07261
Vehicle registration	HD

Hoffenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈhɔfn̩haɪ̯m]) is a village in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It belongs to the municipality of Sinsheim and, as of 2006, it has a population of 3,272.

History

The village, settled since prehistoric times, and first mentioned in 773 as Hovaheim in the Lorsch codex, was officially incorporated on July 1, 1972 into Sinsheim.

Geography

Hoffenheim is located in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region, close to the Neckartal-Odenwald nature park. It is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the west of Sinsheim, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Meckesheim and only approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Heidelberg.

Sport

Hoffenheim is the historic home to football club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim which currently plays in the Bundesliga, Germany's top division, although the senior side now play their home games in the Rhein-Neckar-Arena, located in another Sinsheim suburb, Steinsfurt.

Gallery

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  Village church
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  Railway station

Personalities

• Volker Kauder (b. 1949 in Hoffenheim), politician (CDU)
• Dietmar Hopp (b. 1940), Co-Founder of SAP

External links

Media related to Hoffenheim at Wikimedia Commons