Sontheim

For the town in Unterallgäu, see Sontheim, Bavaria.

Sontheim

Coat of arms

Sontheim

Location of Sontheim within Heidenheim district

Coordinates: 48°33′25″N 10°17′3″E / 48.55694°N 10.28417°ECoordinates: 48°33′25″N 10°17′3″E / 48.55694°N 10.28417°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Matthias Kraut

Area

• Total

28.92 km² (11.17 sq mi)

Population (2013-12-31)^[1]

• Total

5,354

• Density

190/km² (480/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

89567

07325

HDH

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 Jura.

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:

Saint-Valery-en-Caux, France

References

↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.

Towns and municipalities in Heidenheim (district)

Dischingen Gerstetten Giengen Heidenheim an der Brenz Herbrechtingen Hermaringen Königsbronn Nattheim Niederstotzingen Sontheim Steinheim am Albuch

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