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Hoffenheim

Coordinates: 49°16′20″N 08°50′40″E / 49.27222°N 8.84444°E / 49.27222; 8.84444
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Hoffenheim
Historical houses in Wainstädter Straße
Historical houses in Wainstädter Straße
Coat of arms of Hoffenheim
Location of Hoffenheim
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Hoffenheim is located in Germany
Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim is located in Baden-Württemberg
Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim
Coordinates: 49°16′20″N 08°50′40″E / 49.27222°N 8.84444°E / 49.27222; 8.84444
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictRhein-Neckar-Kreis
TownSinsheim
Population
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 • Total
3,191
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
74889
Dialling codes07261
Vehicle registrationHD

Hoffenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈhɔfn̩haɪm] ) is a village in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It belongs to the municipality of Sinsheim and, as of 2020, it has a population of 3,191.[1]

History

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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.[2]

Geography

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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

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Bevölkerungsstatistik der Stadt Sinsheim" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ (in German) History and other infos about Hoffenheim (on Sinsheim municipal website) Archived 2018-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
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