Sontheim

Sontheim
Coat of arms
Sontheim Location of Sontheim within Heidenheim district
Coordinates: 48°33′25″N 10°17′3″E / 48.55694°N 10.28417°E / 48.55694; 10.28417Coordinates: 48°33′25″N 10°17′3″E / 48.55694°N 10.28417°E / 48.55694; 10.28417
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Heidenheim
Government
• Mayor	Matthias Kraut
Area
• Total	28.92 km2 (11.17 sq mi)
Elevation	445 m (1,460 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	5,461
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	89567
Dialling codes	07325
Vehicle registration	HDH
Website	www.sontheim-brenz.de

Sontheim (full name: Sontheim an der Brenz) is a municipality in the district of Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located northeast of Ulm, at the southern end of the Swabian Jura.

Neighboring municipalities

Sontheim shares borders with the following towns and villages: Hermaringen(Heidenheim County)in the north,Bächingen an der Brenz (Dillingen County, Bavaria)in the east and the south, as well as Niederstotzingen (Heidenheim County)in the west.

Villages

Sontheim an der Brenz consists of the main community Sontheim and the villages of Brenz and Bergenweiler. Brenz and Bergenweiler became part of Sontheim during Baden-Württemberg's last district reform in the 1970s.

Twin towns

The town is twinned with:

• Saint-Valery-en-Caux, France

References