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Sinntal
Municipality in Hesse, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sinntal (German pronunciation: [ˈzɪntaːl], lit. 'Sinn Valley') is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of around 8,800.
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Geography
Location
Sinntal is located around 30 km south of Fulda in the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse.
The municipal territory lies at elevations between 220 and 585 m above NHN. It includes area in the Mittelgebirge Spessart and Rhön.[3]
Sinntal is located right at the border between Hesse and Bavaria. It stretches across the valley of the Sinn river from which it takes its name.
Subdivisions
Sinntal consists of the following Ortsteile:
- Altengronau
- Breunings
- Jossa
- Mottgers
- Neuengronau
- Oberzell with Ziegelhütte
- Sannerz
- Schwarzenfels
- Sterbfritz (seat of the municipal administration)
- Weichersbach
- Weiperz
- Züntersbach
Neighbouring communities
Sinntal borders on (from the north, clockwise): Kalbach (Hesse), Motten, the unincorporated area Mottener Forst-Süd, Bad Brückenau, Zeitlofs, the unincorporated area Roßbacher Forst, Obersinn (all Bavaria), the unincorporated area Gutsbezirk Spessart (Hesse) and Schlüchtern (Hesse).
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Governance
The mayor of Sinntal is Thomas Henfling (since 2022).
Infrastructure
Transport
Sinntal lies on the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line. Germany's longest tunnel, the Landrücken Tunnel is located in the northern part of the municipal territory.
The closest motorway is the Bundesautobahn 7. The nearest interchange is in "Bad Brückenau".
Sights
Castle Schwarzenfels[4]
References
External links
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