Sinntal

Sinntal
Sinntal
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Sinntal within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district
	Sinntal Sinntal
	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	111.83 km2 (43.18 sq mi)
Highest elevation	585 m (1,919 ft)
Lowest elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	8,840
• Density	79/km2 (200/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 is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of around 8,800.

Geography

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.^[3]

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.

Sinntal consists of the following Ortsteile:

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).

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

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".