Sinntal

Sinntal
Sinntal
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Sinntal within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district
	Interactive map of Sinntal
	Sinntal Location within Germany Sinntal Location within Hesse
	Coordinates: 50°16′N 9°38′E / 50.267°N 9.633°E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Subdivisions	12 districts
Government
• Mayor (2022–28)	Thomas Henfling
Area
• Total	111.82 km2 (43.17 sq mi)
Elevation	220–585 m (722–1,919 ft)
Population (2025-12-31)
• Total	8,588
• Density	76.80/km2 (198.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	36391
Dialling codes	06664,; 06665 (Altengronau, Jossa, Neuengronau),; 09741 (Züntersbach)
Vehicle registration	MKK, GN, SLÜ
Website	www.sinntal.de

Sinntal (German pronunciation: [ˈzɪntaːl], lit. 'Sinn Valley') is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of around 8,800.

Geography

Location

Sinntal is located around 30 km south of Fulda in the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse.

The municipal territory lies at elevations between 220 and 585 m above NHN. It includes area in the Mittelgebirge Spessart and Rhön.^[4]

Sinntal is located right at the border between Hesse and Bavaria. It stretches across the valley of the Sinn river from which it takes its name.

Subdivisions

Sinntal consists of the following Ortsteile:

Altengronau
Breunings
Jossa
Mottgers
Neuengronau
Oberzell with Ziegelhütte
Sannerz
Schwarzenfels
Sterbfritz (seat of the municipal administration)
Weichersbach
Weiperz
Züntersbach

Neighbouring communities

Sinntal borders on (from the north, clockwise): Kalbach (Hesse), Motten, the unincorporated area Mottener Forst-Süd [de], Bad Brückenau, Zeitlofs, the unincorporated area Roßbacher Forst [de], Obersinn (all Bavaria), the unincorporated area Gutsbezirk Spessart (Hesse) and Schlüchtern (Hesse).

Governance

The mayor of Sinntal is Thomas Henfling (since 2022).

Infrastructure

Transport

Sinntal lies on the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line. Germany's longest tunnel, the Landrücken Tunnel is located in the northern part of the municipal territory.

The closest motorway is the Bundesautobahn 7. The nearest interchange is in "Bad Brückenau".

Sights

Castle Schwarzenfels^[5]

References

↑ "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen, Stand 13.04.2023" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.
↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2025 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.
↑ "Daten und Anfahrt (German)". Gemeinde Sinntal. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
↑ "ritter-schwarzenfels.de". ritter-schwarzenfels.de. Retrieved 2025-08-08.

External links

Official website (in German)

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[1] "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen, Stand 13.04.2023" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.

[2] "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[3] "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2025 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.

[ST1-4] "Daten und Anfahrt (German)". Gemeinde Sinntal. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

[5] "ritter-schwarzenfels.de". ritter-schwarzenfels.de. Retrieved 2025-08-08.

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