Sinntal
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Sinntal ( , ) is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of around 8,800.
Sinntal ( , ) is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of around 8,800.
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. 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 , Bad Brückenau, Zeitlofs, the unincorporated area , Obersinn (all Bavaria), the unincorporated area Gutsbezirk Spessart (Hesse) and Schlüchtern (Hesse).
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
References
External links
Text derived from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377591712 under CC BY-SA 4.0; modifications have been made.