Country Germany Admin. region Karlsruhe Town Sinsheim | State Baden-Württemberg District Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
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Hoffenheim ( [ˈhɔfənhaɪ̯m]) is a village in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It belongs to the municipality of Sinsheim and, as of 2006, it has a population of 3,272.
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History
The village, settled since prehistoric times, and first mentioned in 773 as Hovaheim in the Lorsch codex, was officially incorporated on July 1, 1972 into Sinsheim.
Geography
Hoffenheim is located in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region, close to the Neckartal-Odenwald national park. It is 3 km in west of Sinsheim, 6 km south of Meckesheim and only approximately 20 km from Heidelberg.
Sport
Hoffenheim is the historic home to football club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim which currently plays in the Bundesliga, Germany's top division, although the senior side now play their home games in the Rhein-Neckar-Arena, located in another Sinsheim suburb, Steinsfurt.