Sinntal is a municipality in the

Main-Kinzig Main-Kinzig-Kreis is a Kreis (district) in the east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Wetteraukreis, Vogelsbergkreis, Fulda, Bad Kissingen, Main-Spessart, Aschaffenburg, Offenbach and the district-free cities of Offenbach and Frankfu ...

district, in

Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Da ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

. It has a population of around 8,800.

Geography

Location

Sinntal is located around 30 km south of

Fulda Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a town in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival. Histor ...

in the

district of Hesse. The municipal territory lies at elevations between 220 and 585 m above NHN. It includes area in the ''

Mittelgebirge A ''Mittelgebirge'' (German: ''Mittel'', "middle/medium"; ''Gebirge'', "mountain range") is a type of relatively low mountain range or highland area typical of the geography of central Europe, especially central and southern Germany; it refers to ...

Spessart Spessart is a '' Mittelgebirge'', a range of low wooded mountains, in the States of Bavaria and Hesse in Germany. It is bordered by the Vogelsberg, Rhön and Odenwald. The highest elevation is the Geiersberg at 586 metres above sea level. Et ...

and Rhön. Sinntal is located right at the border between Hesse and

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...

. It stretches across the valley of the

Sinn In the philosophy of language, the distinction between sense and reference was an idea of the German philosopher and mathematician Gottlob Frege in 1892 (in his paper "On Sense and Reference"; German: "Über Sinn und Bedeutung"), reflecting the ...

river from which it takes its name.

Subdivisions

Sinntal consists of the following ''

Ortsteil A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

e'': * Altengronau * Breunings *

Jossa Jossa may refer to: Places * Jossa (Fulda), a river of Hesse, Germany, tributary of the Fulda * Jossa (Lüder), a river of Hesse, Germany, tributary of the Lüder * Jossa (Sinn), a river of Hesse, Germany, tributary of the Sinn * Jossa (Sinnta ...

* Mottgers * Neuengronau * Oberzell with Ziegelhütte * Sannerz *

Schwarzenfels Schwarzenfels is a village in the German municipality of Sinntal in Main-Kinzig-Kreis in the state of Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. It ...

* Sterbfritz (seat of the municipal administration) * Weichersbach * Weiperz * Züntersbach

Neighbouring communities

Sinntal borders on (from the north, clockwise): Kalbach (Hesse),

Motten Motten is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. ...

, the

unincorporated area An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Bad Brückenau Bad Brückenau () is a spa town in Bad Kissingen district in northwestern Bavaria in the Rhön Mountains. Geography Bad Brückenau is in the tree-lined Sinn valley, in the western Rhön Mountains – this river being a tributary of the Main ...

Zeitlofs Zeitlofs is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany. References Bad Kissingen (district) {{BadKissingendistrict-geo-stub ...

, the unincorporated area ',

Obersinn Obersinn () is a market community in the Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (Administrative Community) of Burgsinn. Geograp ...

(all Bavaria), the unincorporated area ''

Gutsbezirk Spessart Gutsbezirk Spessart is a rugged unincorporated area in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis in southeast Hesse, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state ...

'' (Hesse) and

Schlüchtern Schlüchtern is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hessen, Germany. It is located on the river Kinzig, approximately 30 km southwest of Fulda. Schlüchtern has a population close to 16,000. Location Schlüchtern is located in the ''Bergw ...

(Hesse).

Governance

The mayor of Sinntal is Carsten Ullrich.

Infrastructure

Transport

Sinntal lies on the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line. Germany's longest tunnel, the

Landrücken Tunnel The Landrücken Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line. With a length of it is the longest tunnel in Germany. Geography The tunnel is in east Hessen between the stations of Fulda and Würzburg. Between the nor ...

is located in the northern part of the municipal territory. The closest motorway is the Bundesautobahn 7. The nearest interchange is "Bad Brückenau".

References

External links

* Municipalities in Hesse Main-Kinzig-Kreis East Hesse {{Hesse-geo-stub