Sandhausen

Old town hall

Coat of arms

Sandhausen

Location of Sandhausen within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district

Coordinates: 49°20′38″N 08°39′29″E / 49.34389°N 8.65806°ECoordinates: 49°20′38″N 08°39′29″E / 49.34389°N 8.65806°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Georg Kletti (CDU)

Area

• Total

14.55 km² (5.62 sq mi)

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

• Total

14,577

• Density

1,000/km² (2,600/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

69207

06224

Website

Sandhausen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 7 km south of Heidelberg.

Geography

Location

Sandhausen belongs to the Rhein-Neckar Metropolitan region. It is known for its sand dune.

History

The first recorded mention of Sandhausen (or "Santhusen") was in 1262. Sandhausen is named after the ice-age sand dunes that border the municipality. As early as Roman times, a settlement called "Lochheim" existed in the area. It was part of Bishopric of Speyer till 1262, when Otto von Bruchsal gave it to Ludwig II, Electoral Palatin. It was part of Oberamt Heidelberg in 1351. It was sacked by Baden and Württemberg troops at Mainz Diocesan Feud in 1462. It was again sacked by Spanish troops at Thirty Years' War in 1622 and by French ones at Nine Years' War in 1688. French ones remained in Sandhausen till 1697. After dying Bavarian branch of House of Wittelsbach with death of Maximilian III, Elector of Bavaria, Charles Theodore, County Palatine of Rhine inherited Bavaria in 1777 and territories of House of Wittelsbach were united under Palatinate branch of her. Thus, Sandhausen was became part of Bavaria. It was occupied by French troops in 1795 and was awarded to Grand Duchy of Baden after German mediatization in 1803.

Politics

Mayor

The mayor of Sandhausen is Georg Kletti (CDU). Previous mayors were as follows:

1954–1981: Walter Reinhard
1981–2005: Erich Bertsch

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy

In the past, hops were grown in Sandhausen. The tobacco industry, which thrived in Sandhausen in the past, is now restricted to the rural parish of Bruchhausen.

Schools

Sandhausen has the following schools:

Theodor Heuss primary school
Friedrich-Ebert-Hauptschule with Werkrealschule
Friedrich-Ebert-Gymnasium
Pestalozzi-Förderschule
Music school ("Südliche Bergstraße")

Sport

The football club SV Sandhausen plays in the Hardtwaldstadion on the outskirts of the town. The club counts as the smallest professional football club in Germany playing the second division of the German league since the 2012-13 season.

People

Markus Friedrich Wendelin (born 1584 in Sandhausen), theologian and educator
Selçuk Alibaz (born 1989 in Sandhausen), footballer

Towns and municipalities in Rhein-Neckar (district)

Altlußheim Angelbachtal Bammental Brühl Dielheim Dossenheim Eberbach Edingen-Neckarhausen Epfenbach Eppelheim Eschelbronn Gaiberg Heddesbach Heddesheim Heiligkreuzsteinach Helmstadt-Bargen Hemsbach Hirschberg Hockenheim Ilvesheim Ketsch Ladenburg Laudenbach Leimen Lobbach Malsch Mauer Meckesheim Mühlhausen Neckarbischofsheim Neckargemünd Neidenstein Neulußheim Nußloch Oftersheim Plankstadt Rauenberg Reichartshausen Reilingen Sandhausen Sankt Leon-Rot Schönau Schönbrunn Schriesheim Schwetzingen Sinsheim Spechbach Waibstadt Walldorf Weinheim Wiesenbach Wiesloch Wilhelmsfeld Zuzenhausen

External links

http://www.sandhausen.de Official website of the municipality

References

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

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 246561474 GND: 4105304-7

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