Sinntal

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 18 '  N , 9 ° 41'  E
Basic data
State :	Hesse
Administrative region :	Darmstadt
County :	Main-Kinzig district
Height :	371 m above sea level NHN
Area :	111.84 km 2
Residents:	8856 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	79 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	36391
Primaries :	06664, 06665 ( Altengronau , Jossa , Neuengronau ), 09741 ( Züntersbach )
License plate :	MKK, GN, HU , SLÜ
Community key :	06 4 35 027
Community structure:	12 districts
Address of the municipal administration:	Am Rathaus 11 36391 Sinntal
Website :	www.sinntal.de
Mayor :	Carsten Ullrich ( SPD )
Location of the community of Sinntal in the Main-Kinzig district

Sinntal is the easternmost municipality in the Main-Kinzig district in eastern Hesse .

geography

Geographical location

Sinntal is located on the northern edge of the Spessart and on the western foothills of the Rhön . The Fulda regional center is about 30 km north of Sinntal. The community takes its name from the river Sinn , which flows through the southern districts.

Neighboring communities

Sinntal borders in the north on the municipality of Kalbach ( district of Fulda ), in the east on the municipality of Motten , the community-free area Mottener Forst-Süd and the city of Bad Brückenau , the Zeitlofs market and the community-free area Roßbacher Forst (all district of Bad Kissingen ), im To the south to the Obersinn market ( Main-Spessart district ) and to the west to the unincorporated area Gutsgebiet Spessart and the town of Schlüchtern .

Community structure

Sinntal consists of the following districts:

• Altengronau
• Breunings
• Jossa
• Mottgers
• Neuengronau
• Oberzell with brickworks
• Sannerz
• Schwarzenfels
• Sterbfritz (seat of the municipal administration)
• Weichersbach
• Weiperz
• Züntersbach

history

In the course of the regional reform in Hesse , the municipality of Sinntal was formed on July 1, 1972 through the voluntary merger of the previously independent municipalities of Mottgers, Schwarzenfels and Weichersbach. On July 1, 1974, Altengronau (with the town of Neuengronau incorporated on December 1, 1969), Jossa, Oberzell and Sterbfritz (with the towns of Breunings, Sannerz and Weiperz, which was incorporated on December 1, 1969) were added. On January 1, 1977, Züntersbach was finally incorporated. Local districts with local advisory councils and local councilors were formed for all districts .

politics

Community representation

The local elections on March 6, 2016 produced the following results, compared to previous local elections:

Distribution of seats in the municipal council 2016     A total of 31 seats SPD : 12 CDU : 9 BWG : 10	Parties and constituencies		% 2016	Seats 2016	% 2011	Seats 2011	% 2006	Seats 2006	% 2001	Seats 2001
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	36.8	12	41.4	13	40.5	12	40.0	12
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	29.7	9	37.2	11	31.7	10	28.9	9
	BWG	Civil voter community	33.5	10	21.4	7th	16.0	5	19.9	6th
	FDP	Free Democratic Party	-	-	-	-	11.7	4th	11.2	4th
	total		100.0	31	100.0	31	100.0	31	100.0	31
	Voter turnout in%		56.2		53.5		52.2		60.1

mayor

After the Hessian municipal constitution is the Mayor Chairman of the Municipal Executive Board , the next to the Mayor nine volunteer in the community Sinntal Associate members. Carsten Ullrich (SPD) has been mayor since January 13, 2005. His directly elected predecessors were

• 1999 to 2005 Johann Heberling (BWG)
• 1975 to 1999 Hans Eberhard Priemer (SPD)

Culture and sights

Buildings

• Schwarzenfels Castle
• Jossa railway viaduct
• Huttenburg Altengronau
• Altengronau Jewish cemetery
• Altengronau moated castle

Natural monuments

Sinnwiesen von Altengronau and Struth von Altengronau (home of the European beaver (Castor fiber) and the extremely endangered chess flower ( Fritillaria meleagris ))

societies

• Tennis club Sterbfritz
• Gymnastics Club Sterbfritz
• Schützen-Verein Sterbfritz
• DLRG Sterbfritz
• Pigeon fancier Sterbfritz
• TSV Oberzell
• TSG 1911 Züntersbach
• SG Germania Sterbfritz
• SV Alania Sannerz
• FV Viktoria Altengronau
• SG Jossa
• FC Hermannia Mottgers
• TSV Rhönadler Schwarzenfels
• TSV Weichersbach
• SG Alemannia Weiperz

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The railway - Hanover-Würzburg high-speed railway crosses the municipality. The Landrückentunnel , the longest tunnel in Germany at 10,779 m, runs in the northern municipal area.

Companies

• Plastic Omnium in Sterbfritz
• Rohm & Werner in Sterbfritz
• Knaus Tabbert in Mottgers
• Löffert stems in Oberzell / Ziegelhütte
• Brothers Patzer (standard earthworks) in Altengronau (company headquarters) and Jossa (production site)
• Wrought iron Vornwald in Altengronau

Sports facilities

• Outdoor swimming pool (forest swimming pool) in Sterbfritz
• Natural adventure pool in Altengronau

education

Kindergartens

There are five kindergartens in the districts of the Sinntal community:

• Kindergarten "Sunshine" in Altengronau
• Kindergarten "Zwergenburg" in Schwarzenfels
• Kindergarten "Rappelkiste" in Sterbfritz
• Weichersbach kindergarten
• Kindergarten “Little Giants” in Züntersbach

schools

The municipal area of ​​Sinntal is still characterized by numerous so-called dwarf schools. In many of them several years are taught in one class, in two of them (Sannerz and Züntersbach) even all four. The plan of the Hessian Ministry of Culture to close many of these schools due to insufficient student numbers is causing considerable displeasure in the community. The primary school in Jossa was closed at the end of the 2012/2013 school year.

• Elementary, secondary and secondary school Altengronau - Hans-Elm-Schule
• Elementary School Sterbfritz
• Mottgers Elementary School
• Primary school Oberzell
• Sannerz primary school
• Weichersbach primary school
• Züntersbach primary school

Personalities

• Helena von Pfalz-Simmern (1532–1579), daughter of the Count Palatine and Duke Johann II of Palatinate-Simmern and the Margravine Beatrix of Baden; died at Schwarzenfels Castle
• Franz Bäke (1898–1978), officer; born in the district of Schwarzenfels

literature

• Literature about Sinntal in the Hessian Bibliography
• Literature by and about Sinntal in the catalog of the German National Library

Web links

Commons : Sinntal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Sinntal  - travel guide

• Website of the Sinntal community
• Sinntal, Main-Kinzig-Kreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
• Link catalog on the subject of Sinntal at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hessian State Statistical Office: Population status on December 31, 2019 (districts and urban districts as well as municipalities, population figures based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
2. ^ Municipal reform in Hesse: mergers and integrations of municipalities from June 21, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1972 No. 28 , p. 1197 , item 851; 2. Para. 1. ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 4.4 MB ]).
3. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Gelnhausen, Hanau and Schlüchtern and the city of Hanau as well as the recirculation of the cities of Fulda, Hanau and Marburg (Lahn) concerning questions (GVBl. 330-26) of March 12, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 9 , p. 149 , § 15 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.0 MB ]).
4. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 376-377 .
5. ↑ main statute. (PDF; 529 kB) §; 5. In: Website. Sinntal community, accessed February 2019 . 
6. ^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 . 
7. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011
8. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006
9. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Direct elections in Sinntal
10. ↑ Sinntal community: Mayor elections 2016 - election day and runoff day  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed September 18, 2016.  
11. ^ Schools in Sinntal: Desire for more time - Frankfurter Rundschau
12. ↑ Main-Kinzig: Primary school in Jossa threatens closure - Frankfurter Rundschau