Sontheim

For the town in Unterallgäu, see Sontheim, Bavaria.
Sontheim
Sontheim
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Heidenheim
Mayor Matthias Kraut
Basic statistics
Area 28.92 km2 (11.17 sq mi)
Elevation 445 m  (1460 ft)
Population 5,525 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 191 /km2 (495 /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

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 Alb.

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Neighboring municipalities

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.

Villages

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

The town is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 20 July 2011. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 
Towns and municipalities in Heidenheim (district)