# Sinntal

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{{Infobox German location
|name              = Sinntal
|image_coa            = Wappen Sinntal.svg
|coordinates       = {{coord|50|16|N|9|38|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Sinntal in MKK.svg
|state        = Hessen
|region  = Darmstadt
|district         = Main-Kinzig-Kreis
|elevation              = 220 - 585
|area            = 111.82
|postal_code               = 36391
|area_code           = 06664,<br />06665 (Altengronau, Jossa, Neuengronau),<br />09741 (Züntersbach)
|licence               = MKK, GN, SLÜ
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 35 027
|divisions         = 12 districts
|website           = [https://www.sinntal.de/ www.sinntal.de]
|mayor             = Thomas Henfling<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statistik.hessen.de/sites/statistik.hessen.de/files/2023-04/BVII_m04-2023_Direktwahlen_Tabelle_1a.xlsx|title=Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen, Stand 13.04.2023|language=de|publisher=[Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt](/source/Hessisches_Statistisches_Landesamt)|format=XLS}}</ref>
|leader_term       = 2022&ndash;28
|party             = 
}}

'''Sinntal''' ({{IPA|de|ˈzɪntaːl}}, {{lit|[Sinn](/source/Sinn_(river)) Valley}}) is a municipality in the [Main-Kinzig](/source/Main-Kinzig) district, in [Hesse](/source/Hesse), [Germany](/source/Germany). It has a population of around 8,800.

==Geography==

===Location===
Sinntal is located around 30&nbsp;km south of [Fulda](/source/Fulda) in the [Main-Kinzig](/source/Main-Kinzig) district of Hesse.

The municipal territory lies at elevations between 220 and 585 m above [NHN](/source/Normalh%C3%B6hennull). It includes area in the ''[Mittelgebirge](/source/Mittelgebirge)'' [Spessart](/source/Spessart) and [Rhön](/source/Rh%C3%B6n).<ref name="ST1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sinntal.de/gemeinde/datenundanfahrt/index.html|title=Daten und Anfahrt (German)|publisher=Gemeinde Sinntal| date= |first=|last=|accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref>

Sinntal is located right at the border between Hesse and [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria). It stretches across the valley of the [Sinn](/source/Sinn_(river)) river from which it takes its name.

===Subdivisions===
Sinntal consists of the following ''[Ortsteil](/source/Ortsteil)e'':
* Altengronau
* Breunings
* [Jossa](/source/Jossa_(Sinntal))
* Mottgers
* Neuengronau
* Oberzell with Ziegelhütte
* Sannerz
* [Schwarzenfels](/source/Schwarzenfels)
* Sterbfritz (seat of the municipal administration)
* Weichersbach
* Weiperz
* Züntersbach

===Neighbouring communities===
Sinntal borders on (from the north, clockwise): [Kalbach](/source/Kalbach) (Hesse), [Motten](/source/Motten), the [unincorporated area](/source/unincorporated_area) ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Mottener Forst-Süd|de}}'', [Bad Brückenau](/source/Bad_Br%C3%BCckenau), [Zeitlofs](/source/Zeitlofs), the unincorporated area ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Roßbacher Forst|de}}'', [Obersinn](/source/Obersinn) (all Bavaria), the unincorporated area ''[Gutsbezirk Spessart](/source/Gutsbezirk_Spessart)'' (Hesse) and [Schlüchtern](/source/Schl%C3%BCchtern) (Hesse).

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

==Infrastructure==
===Transport===
Sinntal lies on the [Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line](/source/Hanover-W%C3%BCrzburg_high-speed_rail_line). Germany's longest tunnel, the [Landrücken Tunnel](/source/Landr%C3%BCcken_Tunnel) is located in the northern part of the municipal territory.

The closest motorway is the [Bundesautobahn 7](/source/Bundesautobahn_7). The nearest interchange is in "[Bad Brückenau](/source/Bad_Br%C3%BCckenau)".

==Sights==

Castle Schwarzenfels<ref>{{Cite web | title=ritter-schwarzenfels.de | url=https://ritter-schwarzenfels.de/#/ | access-date=2025-08-08 | website=ritter-schwarzenfels.de}}</ref>
 thumb|Schwarzenfels, with the castle in the Background|215x215px

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}

{{Towns and municipalities in Main-Kinzig-Kreis district}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:Municipalities in Hesse
Category:Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Category:East Hesse

{{Hesse-geo-stub}}

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