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Seeheim Jugenheim

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Country  Germany
Admin. region  Darmstadt
Elevation  224 m (735 ft)
Area  28 km²
Local time  Sunday 3:24 PM
State  Hesse
District  Darmstadt-Dieburg
Time zone  CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Population  15,948 (30 Jun 2009)
Administrative region  Darmstadt
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Weather  14°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 38% Humidity
Points of interest  Schloss Heiligenberg, Burgruine Tannenberg, Felsberg, Museum Stangenberg Merck, Amtshaus

Seeheim-Jugenheim is a municipality in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of approximately 17,000.

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Map of Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany

Seeheim-Jugenheim consists of seven villages:

  • Balkhausen (population 693)
  • Jugenheim (population 4,448)
  • Malchen (population 1,004)
  • Ober-Beerbach (population 1,269)
  • Seeheim (population 9,060)
  • Steigerts (population 81)
  • Stettbach (population 144)
  • The municipality was formed on January 1, 1977 through the unification of the previously separate municipalities of Seeheim and Jugenheim. Until January 1, 1978 the municipality was known as Seeheim; after that it became known as Seeheim-Jugenheim.

    It is famous for its mountain bike trails to the nearby mountain Melibokus.

    Seeheim-Jugenheim has been home to several notable residents throughout history, including Tsar Nicholas II of Russia as well as writers Georg Kaiser and Helene Christaller.

    Further it has been an ancient Jewish Community.

    Industrial and commercial activity in Seeheim-Jugenheim is close to nonexistent; thus, most of its residents work in the nearby cities of Darmstadt, Frankfurt or Heidelberg.

    Notable people

  • Eleonore Marguerre
  • Twin towns

  • Villenave d'Ornon, France, since 1982
  • Kosmonosy, Czech Republic, since 1997
  • Ceregnano, Italy, since 2008
  • References

    Seeheim-Jugenheim Wikipedia