Sontheim

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For the town in Unterallgäu, see Sontheim, Bavaria.

Sontheim
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Sontheim
Sontheim (Germany)
Sontheim
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Heidenheim
Mayor Matthias Kraut
Basic statistics
Area 28.92 km² (11.2 sq mi)
Elevation 445 m  (1460 ft)
Population 5,602  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 194 /km² (502 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HDH
Postal code 89567
Area code 07325
Website www.sontheim-brenz.de

Coordinates: 48°33′25″N 10°17′03″E / 48.55694, 10.28417

Sontheim (full name: Sontheim an der Brenz) is a village on the river Brenz of about 5600 inhabitants in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It’s in the district of Heidenheim, north-east of Ulm, at the southern foot of the Swabian Alb.

[edit] Neighboring communities

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

[edit] Boroughs

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

[edit] Town Twinning

The town is twinned with: