Steinsfurt

Village of Sinsheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Steinsfurt

49°15′N 08°53′E / 49.250°N 8.883°E / 49.250; 8.883CountryGermanyStateBaden-WürttembergAdmin. regionKarlsruheDistrictRhein-Neckar-KreisTownSinsheim Area

• Total127.01 km² (49.04 sq mi)Elevation

154 m (505 ft)Population

(2017-12-31)

• Total3,269 • Density26/km² (67/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

74889

Dialling codes07260, 07261Vehicle registrationHD, formerly SNHWebsitewww.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 13 Stadtteile of Sinsheim, of which it is part since 1973. It has a total population of 3,269 (as of December 2017).

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.^[1]

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, built by Dietmar Hopp, a cofounder and major share holder of software giant SAP and chief investor in 1899 Hoffenheim, built the stadium which seats 30,000.