Dielheim

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Coordinates: 49°17′N 08°44′E

Dielheim
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region	Karlsruhe
District	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Population	8910 (31 Dec 2005)
Area	22.67 km²
Population density	393 /km²
Elevation	138 m
Coordinates	49°17′ N 08°44′ E
Postal code	69234
Area code	06222
Licence plate code	HD
Mayor	Hans-Dieter Weis
Website	[1]

Dielheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Boroughs 1.3 Neighboring communities 2 History 2.1 Dielheim 2.2 Horrenberg 2.3 Balzfeld 2.4 Unterhof 2.5 Oberhof 3 Government 3.1 Municipal council 3.2 Coat of arms 3.3 Sister cities 4 Weblinks

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

Dielheim lies on the western edge of the Kraichgau and the upper Rhine valley. The Leimbach flows East to West through the center of Dielheim and its boroughs Horrenberg and Balzfeld. The Leimbach rises in Balzfeld.

[edit] Boroughs

Dielheim includes the following boroughs in order of the number of residents:

• Dielheim
• Horrenberg
• Balzfeld
• Unterhof
• Oberhof

[edit] Neighboring communities

Clockwise from the north around Dielheim are the following communities:

• Mauer
• Meckesheim
• Sinsheim
• Mühlhausen
• Rauenberg
• Wiesloch

The nearest cities are:

• Wiesloch 4 km
• Sinsheim 15 km
• Heidelberg 20 km

[edit] History

[edit] Dielheim

[edit] Horrenberg

[edit] Balzfeld

[edit] Unterhof

[edit] Oberhof

[edit] Government

[edit] Municipal council

Municipal Council 2004
Party	Votes	Seats
CDU	62.9 %	14
SPD	17.8 %	3
Women for the Community (Bürgerinnen für die Gemeinde)	12.7%	2
Green	6.6 %	1
Voter Participation: 59,0 %

[edit] Coat of arms

[edit] Sister cities

• St. Nicolas-de-Port, France
• Lengyeltôti, Hungary

[edit] Weblinks

• Official Homepage
• Official Homepage of Horrenberg
• Official Homepage of Balzfeld