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Hockenheim
German town in northwest Baden-Württemberg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hockenheim is a German town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, about 20 km south of Mannheim. It is in the Upper Rhine valley on the tourist routes of the Baden Asparagus Route ("Badische Spargelstraße") and the Bertha Benz Memorial Route. The town is known for its motor racing circuit, the Hockenheimring.
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Hockenheim | |
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Coordinates: 49°19′05″N 08°32′50″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
District | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis |
Municipal assoc. | Altlußheim |
Government | |
• Lord Mayor | Dieter Gummer (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 13.45 sq mi (34.84 km2) |
Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
Population (31 December 2010) | |
• Total | 21,118 |
• Density | 1,570/sq mi (606/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area code | 06205 |
Licence plate | HD |
Website | www.hockenheim.de |
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Hockenheim is one of the six largest towns in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district. Since 1999, the population has exceeded the 20,000, and Hockenheim received the status of a regional central town ("Große Kreisstadt") in 2001.