Steinsfurt

Steinsfurt
Village of Sinsheim
Village's entrance
Coat of arms
Location of Steinsfurt
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Town	Sinsheim
Government
• Mayor	Jörg Albrecht (CDU)
Area
• Total	127.01 km2 (49.04 sq mi)
Elevation	154 m (505 ft)
Population  (2008-02-26)
• Total	3,334
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	74889
Dialling codes	07260, 07261
Vehicle registration	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 11 suburbs of Sinsheim with whom it shares a Mayor. It has a total population is 3,334 (as of February 2008).

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.

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, which will seat 30,000, is being built by Dietmar Hopp, a cofounder and major share holder of software giant SAP and chief investor in 1899 Hoffenheim.

See also

• Hoffenheim

External links

Media related to Steinsfurt at Wikimedia Commons