Sontheim

Sontheim
Church of Saint George
Church of Saint George
Coat of arms of Sontheim
Location of Sontheim within Heidenheim district
Alb-Donau-KreisOstalbkreisGöppingen (district)NiederstotzingenSontheimHermaringenGiengenDischingenNattheimHeidenheim an der BrenzSteinheim am AlbuchKönigsbronnHerbrechtingenHerbrechtingenGerstettenBavaria
Sontheim is located in Germany
Sontheim
Sontheim
Sontheim is located in Baden-Württemberg
Sontheim
Sontheim
Coordinates: 48°33′25″N 10°17′3″E / 48.55694°N 10.28417°E / 48.55694; 10.28417
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictHeidenheim
Government
 • Mayor (2022–30) Tobias Rief[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total28.92 km2 (11.17 sq mi)
Elevation
445 m (1,460 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,897
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
89567
Dialling codes07325
Vehicle registrationHDH
Websitewww.sontheim-brenz.de

Sontheim (full name: Sontheim an der Brenz) is a municipality in the district of Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located northeast of Ulm, at the southern end of the Swabian Jura.

Neighboring municipalities

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Sontheim shares borders with the following towns and villages: Hermaringen (Heidenheim District) in the north, Bächingen an der Brenz (Dillingen District, Bavaria) in the east and the south, as well as Niederstotzingen (Heidenheim District) in the west.

Villages

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Sontheim an der Brenz consists of the main community Sontheim and the villages of Brenz and Bergenweiler. Brenz and Bergenweiler became part of Sontheim during Baden-Württemberg's last district reform in the 1970s.

Twin towns

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The town is twinned with:

References

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  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Sontheim an der Brenz 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.